Between Then and Now (Waterloo, Ontario)
I will start this statement with something I never do, explain how these photographs were taken. I do this to stimulate thought, not to influence viewers with respect to what they see or interpret.
These images were captured with a swing-lens camera at a shutter speed of 1/8 second. That is, as the shutter was released, the lens moved in a 120 degree arc from left to right, taking approximately 7 seconds to complete its motion and give a 1/8 second exposure to everything in its 120 degree field of view, one part at a time. Additionally, during the 7 second exposure I walked forward holding the camera.
So … the left hand side of each image was recorded a full 7 seconds before the right hand side, and the left hand side of the image was exposed 7 to 15 metres back from the right hand side. The middle of the image … a combination of the motions.
Confusing? Yes … so what are you actually seeing when you look at this series of images? The past and the future at the same time? Time moving through space? A place Between Then and Now?
Or … perhaps your own unique interpretation, partially or completely unrelated to the methodology.
To view image gallery: Click here.
I will start this statement with something I never do, explain how these photographs were taken. I do this to stimulate thought, not to influence viewers with respect to what they see or interpret.
These images were captured with a swing-lens camera at a shutter speed of 1/8 second. That is, as the shutter was released, the lens moved in a 120 degree arc from left to right, taking approximately 7 seconds to complete its motion and give a 1/8 second exposure to everything in its 120 degree field of view, one part at a time. Additionally, during the 7 second exposure I walked forward holding the camera.
So … the left hand side of each image was recorded a full 7 seconds before the right hand side, and the left hand side of the image was exposed 7 to 15 metres back from the right hand side. The middle of the image … a combination of the motions.
Confusing? Yes … so what are you actually seeing when you look at this series of images? The past and the future at the same time? Time moving through space? A place Between Then and Now?
Or … perhaps your own unique interpretation, partially or completely unrelated to the methodology.
To view image gallery: Click here.
