Sunday, August 19, 2012
New work: Horizons
I've been experimenting with long exposures photographing late at night. I keep coming back to the horizon line. I know it is the meeting point of air and water, but it is often difficult to make out clearly, to really SEE it. Vast, unknown, intriguing. I also like the idea of extending time using long shutters and having enough patience to make an image with very little light. The images are around 3-10 minutes each.
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This is amazing work! You're onto something here. It reminds me a great deal of the ocean photography of Hiroshi Sugimoto. This idea of horizon line where air meets water is more of a perception. When we take these two seemingly infinite spaces of matter, they are really more of planes, in terms of where the two meet. When we view these two three-dimensional spaces on a flattened out surface as a cross section, it appears as a line. The aesthetics and energy that these images project are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Shawn for taking time to check out my blog! I hope this semester finds you well. Yes, I've been studying Sugimoto's seascapes and some of his other projects as well. I'm also interested in the perception of the horizon line as you pointed out since the line we see on a flat surface does not actually exist. I am also interested in considering what role the horizon plays into my relationship with Hawaii since I am surrounding by the ocean/sky line. Lots to consider. Thanks again for stopping by the blog and sending me your thoughts.
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