VISUAL PARADISE
To see is a privilege.
Whether what we see is pretty or not does not matter so much as long as we are able to see. That is as objective as it can get. Beyond this basic fact our appreciation of things is left to our own private subjectivity aside what is commonly, universally accepted and regarded as pretty or not, worthy being seen, looked at or not.
When things are remote we tend to forget they contribute to our lives still, that in fact they are ever so present. When close they get so familiar that we can cruise, walk by them without really paying attention anymore, almost living on autopilot.
In this day and age we are even more easily distracted, addicted to the use of our smartphones to the point some of us possibly spend more time looking at a screen than looking at the physical world, while walking or driving not to mention working.
"Visual Paradise" is a selection of images recorded between 2018 and 2020. They are visual responses to the quality of light which I very much see and use as a guide, a means to connect and stay connected to my environment. Most of the photographs were taken in the vicinity of Bethesda, Md. where I lived, a place where the quality of light is amazing and brings visual pleasure to be had at almost every corner and moment of one's daily life.
Just like Living Seeing is a performance which requires one's full attention and dedication.
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