Monday, February 01, 2010

Extinction and the two fingered sandal


Sometimes, life is all about having your head on the right way up. Perception should be prior to interpretation although, unfortunately, gestalt is a form of fascism which reverts this process. I read something the other day which implied that photography was not so much about form but about light. The form is imposed, culturally, egoistically or otherwise. The beauty is in the act of perceiving ...


The joy is in the act of perception. Of course this is all nonsense and is what one gets from staring too long into limpid pools of one's projected ego. Still, it is better than banal political waffle ....


Which brings me to the great environmental catastrophe debate - if a debate it is. Extinction is the absence of light and is pretty final no matter how one perceives or interprets it. Even for geckos ...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

superbes tes photos !! mais qu'est ce donc que cet objet volant ??

Et continue continue avec tes lumières

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