Analysis

The element of size in the photograph is a powerful statement. The size of the tree trunk in the center of the picture reaching all the way to the top and bottom of the image creates a sense of grandeur to the photograph. It is in the very middle of the image and takes up much of the forefront of the picture. The other part that takes up much of the rest of the image are the green leaves which are mostly part of the tree. The sticks of the ground which came from the tree are what make up the large part of the bottom half of the photograph. The magnitude of the tree and its elements make a strong statement regarding the little girls. The girls are in the foreground of the image and are rather small in comparison to the elements of the tree and the forest.

I think that the artist is trying to portray a sense of innocence and lack of power pertaining to the little girls. The fact that one is asleep on the other's lap in the midst of the grandeur of the forest, conveys that they are merely little girls. The argument that I think this is trying to make is that although human, they are only small girls and lack an understanding or the wisdom for survival amidst the large elements of nature. The message would be that humans still have somewhat of a sense of weakness although in a position of power over many aspects of nature. The human body is human and in many ways is powerless like with the little girls.