Monday, October 3, 2011

Architecture

This photo amazes me.  What most impresses me about this particular image is how both vantage point and framing play a role in magnifying the building.  By taking the picture from a far distance and cutting out both the horizon and the street, there is no context for the size of this building.  However, the windows create an increasing cascade that allows the viewer to consciously decide that each window above another is one story higher.  This perspective makes the structure appear monstrous in size, even though this could simply be a model.  The ambiguity of this image makes it a very interesting shot.

Michael Wolf, Architecture of Destiny #91, 2006 © Michael Wolf.

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