Part three:“Touching” the environment

“Touching” the environment

In this stage, the observer is experiencing the environment by using “touch”. The angle of image shows the position of observer when taking picture, thereby using a different perspective to examine the surrounding area. This perspective shows the interaction between observer and the environment.

3-1 Swamp: above the surface

This photo uses a bird’s eye view to look down on the swamp. From this photo, it looks like light is dancing on the surface of water. The reflection of light makes clear the movement of water from surface place to deeper area. The reflection of light shifts and leaves the trace through the camera; it projects an impression onto the observer’s eyes.

3-2 Swamp: preparing to submersion

In this photo, the camera zooms in to take a close look at the swap. The eyes start to examine how light and shadow shift on this surface. This is the performance of light and shadow. They dance and shift slightly in different position at this stage. The light dances in the positive space, and the shadow dances in the negative space. Here technology in the form of the camera freezes the action frozen at that moment.

3-3 Forest: the slipping and the sneaking

This also uses micro view to examine how the light projects onto the environment. It reveals the implicit conversation between light and shadow in this image. The light communicates with the environment in a positive way by brightening it and the shadow in a negative way by darkening it. The light jumps quickly from one to another; on the other hand, the shadow keeps the gentle rhythm.

3-4 Forest: behind and above

Here, the camera zooms out to fully perceive the interaction of light and shadow. In this photo, the light is hidden behind the tree. It casts a shadow of the tree through the lens of camera. The huge image of the shadow created by the tree implies that observer is small in this environment. Also the position of the shadow in this picture dominates the light.

3-5 Cliff: hide and seek (part 1)

This picture creates an image of the observer climbing from the bottom of the cliff to the top. The image also shows that the shadow is lurking beneath the cracks of rock. It prowls in this narrow space to avoid being captured.

3-6 Cliff: hide and seek (part 2)

The camera zooms in to look closely at the surface of the stone on this cliff. The background is blurred; however, the foreground is clear to present the texture of stone. In this game of light, the light smudges the image in order to avoid the shadow to be revealed on the surface.