Exercise 1 - Time's Tentacles Take Hold

Instantaneous Time: So when  I think of instantaneous time, it's a moment that has ended but there's still movement. I see this more often when photographers slow down their shutter to get a more blurry image of elements moving. For the photo below, it feels like two moments shown instantaneously as one image. Also, instead of blurring, it feels like the subject has split apart or as she moved her skin became like paint or she has double personalities, like who knows right?!


(Found on Pinterest - unknown photographer)

Stable Time: This seems like a moment and only a moment. It's clear  and has an objective. In this photo, we can tell the time of year which is winter, she's wearing a bikini made for summer, and on the tv is a show from the past. It feels like she has time mixed up but enjoys herself anyway. A stable moment in time that makes no sense logically.

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(Self-portrait by: Sorelle Amore)
(Her 'Bikini in the Snow' Project link: https://www.sorelleamore.com/bikini-in-the-snow-series/ )

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