An Experiment

"An Experiment" is a possible title in many ways. However, this time it would be interesting to think about   the title as temporary... Ready for a small, creative challenge..? Do you want to decide the title for this photograph..? In any case, what do you think this character is feeling..? Why is he or she placed in this particular environment..? Your associations may lead to a keyword or two, perhaps a title... 

(Picturing one of our visitors:) "'The Silent Sound of Brainstorming'... Perhaps..!" (Someone else:) "'Time for a Nap in the Woods!' Hell Yeah!" Any title you feel matches the photograph is ok!

You can also pick a suggestion here. For example "Getting Inspired"..; "Serenity"..; "My Own Space"..; "A Contrasting Moment"..; "A Human Map in a Wooden Topography"..; "Human Globe in  Wooden Space"..; "Relaxing"..; "Global Experiment"..; "Light of Dawn"..; "Healing Thoughts"..; "Healing Moment in a Norwegian Context"..; "Part of the Solution"..; "Global versus Local"..; "Creative in Privacy"..; "Peace of Mind"..; "The Essence"..; "Take Care of Yourself"..; "Time for Myself"..; "Revelation"..; "These Tranquil Moments"..; "Time to Relax"...    

Postmodern Hybrid

Postmodernism has several faces... One debated issue is whether a single individual may have several different identities or not in our postmodern society. In our view, that depends on what definition of "identity" one uses. Still, today people may have more roles and functions than in the past...

What are you seeing here..? Perhaps features of a woman or a man.., a white or a black person.., a mannequin.., a consumer... or, why not, a verdigrised statue..? Maybe you are distinguishing something else..?

Are you seeing all the included parts at the same time, or not..? Do you let one or a few of these appearances dominate your view of this work of art..? Why..?

In both Postmodern Hybrid and NDE/REVA we are "playing" with different skin color layers... We are sending an anti-racist message. The skin is just a matter of millimeters...

If you imagine that the Postmodern Hybrid and the man in NDE/REVA knew each other somehow... In that case, what kind of relationship would they have..?

This photograph was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, June-August 2011. It was at the front page of the international magazine Independent Research Network in September 2011. 

 

Trapped

This photograph was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, June-August 2011.

Plan B

Here one may imagine, say, a travelling couple and a “disloyal” sky... It's either too warm, too cold, too warm again... Flexible in every way! Or maybe you see for example an employee with his or her boss - or perhaps this is a parent and a child, two friends..? What if you could give them a piece of advice..? Either to deal with their problem or just cheer them up..!

His Memories

Norm Breaking

Disappearing Walls

Here a cultural centre in Japan is the primary source of inspiration. Perhaps you know this architectural notion, where walls almost seem to dissolve... The floating border between interior and exterior almost let them become one single unit. The idea naturally becomes very relevant in the summer (with balconies, terraces etc.). This picture implies another illusion. Do you think it looks like two photographs, merged into one..? Also a photographer may believe that...

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Imagined Reality

Let’s go beyond the imagined for a few seconds... This man is happier than he looks (and he wants us to write about him). Actually, he was very excited just a few minutes before this photo was taken. He believes that he is the leading actor in a film. This kind of thinking obviously fills his life with meaning... If you  imagine his situation now, should somebody convince him that these thoughts are only fantasies..? 

That Huge Eye

Big eyes can be associated with dog eyes… Mark Plonsky (professor and expert on animal behavior) has compared the average human’s and dog’s vision... Dogs are red-green color blind, which occurs in 4 % of male humans. This is due to having only two, not three, cone types – light sensitive cells in the retina include cones and rods. Since dogs have no area with 100 % cones, their eye for detail is roughly six times poorer than in an average human! However, dogs have much better night vision for two reasons. They have more rods and a reflective surface behind the retina, reflecting light back through it (giving that eerie shine at night). Dogs are also better able to detect movement. Due to the placement of the eyes.., humans have an overlap of the field of each eye of 140; in dogs, it is about 100. This results in the dog having limited ability to focus on items at different distances, but a wider overall field, allowing them to see more of the world!

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