Everyday mundane
Intricate details
Lived experience
We grasp it, hang our garments, and move on, its presence fading into the background of our everyday existence.
“The everydayness of existence is not something to be overcome, but rather the ground upon which all other modes of Being are possible.” – Martin Heidegger
Prosaic poetry
Chaotic grace
Fleeting reality
Photographing a street fair is about experiencing the world with a heightened sensitivity, about recognizing the profound in the ordinary. The street fair, with its teeming life, its fleeting moments of joy and sorrow, offers an endless source of such experiences.
“Photography is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event.” – Henri Cartier-Bresson
Chromatic symphony
Hotel vestibule fragment
Luggage rack
The interplay of light and shadow, the cool, metallic sheen, creates a symphony of visual sensations that stir the soul.
“The artist must train himself to be a seer.” – Wassily Kandinsky
Beyond the familiar
Vibrant hues
Infinite possibilities
The zebra and the elephant, once symbols of strength and power, now become symbols of transformation, of the endless possibilities that exist when we dare to break free from the constraints of reality.
“I try to conquer the unknown, to go beyond the world of appearances.” – Joan Miró
Voice-hole
Vintage movie theater
Ticket booth
As we gaze upon this image, we are reminded that the human experience is not a solitary one.
“The word in language is half someone else’s.” – Mikhail Bakhtin
Fixed identities
Pre-defined roles
Dissolved
A rupture is found in the smooth, pre-ordained flow of the park’s topography.
“The rhizome… has no beginning or end; it is always in the middle, between things, interbeing, intermezzo.” – Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
Tangled threads
Ultimately trapped
Within the system
The image presents a field of stylized artificial flowers, scattered across a backdrop of swirling, dark lines that immediately evokes a sense of unease.
“He who seeks does not find, but he who does not seek will be found.” – Frans Kafka
Barriers and views
Looking in
Childhood memories
The sense of looking at something just out of reach contrasts the sharp lines of the fence and the soft blur of the background.
“We look at the world once, in childhood. The rest is memory.” – Louise Gluck
Empty display stand
Potential unwritten
Point of Sale
An abstract feel within a realm of practical business-oriented retail.
“Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and belief.” – Leo Burnett
Grasping a bundle
Hidden behind
Sheaf of dried plants
It is a familiar predicament, this struggle for visibility within an opaque system.
“You are free, and that is why you are lost.” – Franz Kafka