The large tree trunk is what consumes most of the photograph by Polixeni Papapetrou from the Foley Gallery, and slices it in half. It is the size of the little girls in the photo put together. The greenery lies in the backdrop of the whole picture which leads one to focus on the little girls at the bottom of the picture, the focal points. One is sitting erect against the tree in her beige collared shirt and jumper. She is acting as a pillow for the other little girl resting her head upon her lap. The little girl is resting with her eyes closed in her white collared shirt and brown jumper. Her hands lay relaxed on her lap as if she had not a care in the world. Both little girls have long brown hair and appear to be no older than seven or eight years old. They are laying atop the forrest floor which is covered in sticks and do not have shoes on their feet to protect them from the stickers of the sticks. It is a dark forrest with no one else around and it would appear as if night were approaching quickly. The sun is barely peering through the thick green leaves, which tower over the little girls.
1 comment:
This picture made me think of Little Red Riding Hood for some reason, maybe it was the little girls in the forest alone, I am not sure. I liked your observation about the fact that the tree trunk is the size of the two girls put together- but does that make the tree trunk or the girls the focal point of this photograph? I cannot decide, I think that they are both key elements to this photograph.
Post a Comment