A.J.Rao's Photoideas

A poet's approach to photography

Saturday, November 06, 2004

Capturing divergent levels of consciousness

A group of things or beings together form a spatial existence , which is unique and does not bear repetition because it has existed in a narrow strip of time and owes its existence to the viewer's consciousness. Such an existence passes quickly and cannot be resurrected in space.The only thing that can be done is to recall it in the present consciousness.While recalling there is an overlap of the current mental state of the viewer over the recalled consciousness.


A photograph capturing such an existence will be like reproduction of a slice of human conciousness . The existence does not , however, independently stay outside of the viewer's consciousness .


Take a look at the following situation , as seen in poetry :




The empty park bench

He is not seen on the bench these days
A cigarette stub
Continues to announce him.




The recall is achieved through highlighting the continued existence of a participant in the spatial existence i.e. the cigarette stub .








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