Fleeting glimpse
Consciousness directed
Portal into a realm
What we see is always mediated, always interpreted through the lens of our own experience and the conditions of observation.
“The world of immediate experience is a world of presences.” – Maurice Natanson
Entities emerge
Sensibility reveals
Continuum field
The flowers stand out, asserting their unique existence, yet they are inseparable from the field that sustains them.
“The perceived thing is always inscribed in a world, and it is this world that the work of art makes present.” – Mikel Dufrenne
Meditation on being
Elusive nature
Of the real
This spectral dance of form and color whispers of a reality just beyond our grasp, a fleeting moment captured and yet somehow dissolved.
“Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.” – Susan Sontag
Fragile ethereal
Transient existence
Delicate gold trumpet
Here, the beauty is undeniable, yet it carries a melancholic undertone, a reminder of its inherent impermanence.
“Beauty is not always pretty. Sometimes it’s ugly, sometimes it’s haunting, sometimes it’s decay.” – Seph Lawless
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
Natural world
Creative power
Intricate design
Order and harmony underlie the universe.
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” – Jean-Paul Sartre
Prized perennial
Lush dramatic
Prosperity
Peonies grow well but seem to have trouble holding-up their blossoms against gravity.
“They’re known as much for their beauty and fragrance as for their longevity and low maintenance.” – John Tabis
Winter bloom
Fragrant yellow
Multiple plumes
Even on the darkest winter day, mahonia flowers light up their surroundings like banks of fluorescent tubes.
“Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon
Unassuming blossom
Soft morning light
Pregnant with the future
The ongoing process of becoming is a reminder that each moment is pregnant with the potential for something new, something beautiful, something uniquely itself.
“In the rhythmic rise and fall of concrescence, the actual world, with its stubborn detail, is always being born anew.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Wrought iron
Fence inflection
Urban influence
Small wonders flourish in a well groomed city street of historic residences.
“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.”– Abraham Lincoln