Strong referential
Evidence everywhere
Mythic dimension
Not only can we see negative absences of illumination, created by opaque physical objects as they obstruct incident light, we can also feel the presence of real positive shadows.
“The holographic attempt literally jumps over its shadow, and plunges into transparency, to lose itself there.” – Jean Baudrillard
Close-up scrutiny
Detailed investigation
Careful examination
The nature of the artist finds the mystery of nature the primary source of aesthetic inquiry. Seeking the precise meaning that consciousness gives to existence, observant moments of life are filled with creation.
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” – Gerard De Nerval
Near horizon
Anticipated response
Transient’s pause
Stark and imposing, the city looms as a mechanistic organism in the late afternoon sun. For humans, organization is more important than the indefinite entities that coalesce into matter.
“All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.” – Christopher Morley
Present occasion
Elimination of alternatives
Analogous considerations
While wandering around the city, language dictates unconscious presupposition of thought and at critical junctures governs behavior.
“Single words, each with its dictionary meaning, and single sentences, each bounded by full stops, suggest the possibility of complete abstraction from any environment.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Invigorate senses
Basking in the sun
Outside in the garden
An attitude object is the thing a determination targets. Developing appreciation for the maligned Dandelion changes weed dynamics.
“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the corner
Light life happening
Heart of downtown
Erected in 1950, this neon sign is now considered an important cultural artifact. In May of 2014, Coca-Cola completed a $20,000 restoration of the unique historical icon.
“The sign gives cause to pause and reflect on our history and applaud 66 years of collective efforts for progression that the city is experiencing today.” – Melanie Clark
Silly name
Serious pizza
Boulevard sundown
An urban action excerpt from a fleeting Baton Rouge adventure.
“To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.” – Elliott Erwitt
Common lilac
Flowering plant
Widely naturalised
As an evolutionary visual signal of an abundance of nectar, perhaps pollinators are innately attracted to flowers based on beauty. In such a circumstance, aesthetic pleasure encourages activity independent of any cognitized immediate result. Basic instinct and environmental conditioning affect the possibility of free will.
“The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is – to bloom.” – Yevgeny Zamyatin
Radical opposition
Concept intuition
Process interpretation
Organized surface singularities found in the street in the form of cryptic symbols intricate the presence of hidden messages. The notion of significance multiplicity is understood in different ways.
“Thus, intuition may bring the intellect to recognize that life does not quite go into the category of the many nor yet into that of the one; that neither mechanical causality nor finality can give a sufficient interpretation of the vital process.” – Henri Bergson
Closed system
Visible exchange
Inspecting gaze
Optical perception bonds the subjectivity of artistic vision with the objectivity of external existence. At times, the experience amalgamation is extrinsic to the use of conceptual explication.
“For the double and even triple subjective filter through which that scene comes to us is not merely the consequence of a fortuitous