Story Moments…

Watching the work of Dutch photographer Bert Teunissen over on Aperture’s blog….

…examing the threshold at which ordinary visibility ends and perception begins ….

Seeing Vines….

Green Broken Vine, Pradip Malde

I came across this persons work via Art Daily….

Green Circling Vine, Pradip Malde

In browsing through the works I could find online… these three struck me as a particularly interesting “look” at nature.. and what might be viewed as sublime… Reminding me in some way the potential richness is about what you might see, the things we bring with us when looking at images… and not always just what is there…. Of course the form of the image, in a Polaroid format likely helps that perception along… I wonder if such an image would be as emotive for me in a “straight” appearing photograph?

Green Spreading Vine, Pradip Malde

Pradip Malde is currently a Professor of Fine Arts at the University of the South in Sewanee, TN.

…examing the threshold at which ordinary visibility ends and perception begins ….

Untitled [Old Forest, Mt Hood National Park]

Untitled [Old Forest, Mt Hood National Park], by Matt Niebuhr.

As a comparison to my previous post on “managed forests”, consider the “preserved” forest – a “natural” environment. It’s easy to spot the differences, the diversity – natural law struggles – cycles of life and death and chance. A somewhat sublime moment of sunshine waiting to nurture a another cycle.

…examining the threshold at which ordinary visibility ends and perception begins ….

Untitled [Managed Forest - near Lost Lake, Oregon]

Untitled [Managed Forest - near Lost Lake, Oregon], by Matt Niebuhr.

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what the landscape might have been like before it was considered as a manageable resource. What it is now is no less real or authentic however. What you see is what you see – traces of the many forces at play in shaping the environment.

…examining the threshold at which ordinary visibility ends and perception begins ….