With the intention of generating an awareness of the earth’s changing climate, Point de Fusion i, depicts magnolias that appear to be melting into abstraction. With a high aesthetic value, the artwork aims to connect viewers by evoking a sense of awe and wonder, with a prophetic underlying current. As the earth’s climate system is rapidly changing, global warming is accelerating at an alarming rate, requiring consumers to rethink choices in an economy dependent on the use of fossil fuels. The intention of this body of work is to incite a need for change, enhancing awareness of an issue that affects us all. The title, Point de Fusion, references the melting point of an object at atmospheric pressure; the moment when its physical state changes and it becomes a liquid. As the landscape begins to thaw, the idea of motion is implied in an image that was once still. The unique approach to digital manipulation of the photograph, creates vertical lines descending towards the bottom of the frame; a gravitational pull of the viewer’s eye towards an “unknown.”
Date Taken: | 01.2017 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2018 |
Photo Location: | Vancouver, Canada |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
Copyright: | © Desirée Patterson |