A few days back, I found myself challenged by the task of capturing emotion, any emotion, on a photograph. This proved to be even harder if people are excluded. How to evoke an emotion? Should I play on what we already know? Such as these two thorns with which we came across as children; first, by listening to the story of Sleeping Beauty and later, by pricking our own fingers.
Let's stay with the thorns. Sharp and tiny parasites that protect such a gentle beauty a rose stands for. How impressive of nature to attach two complete opposite emotions to one flower.
Just have a look at the silkiness of these rose petals. In comparison to the pointy thorns here are plain almost flat planes of benign colour. Straight away, one thinks of coolness and softness that simply invites to be touched, stroked, felt.
This is a complete opposite to the thorns. These are meant to protect the beauty of a rose. They also perfectly balance the harmony for which nature is known and celebrated.
Indeed, these two images portrait rather well Softness and Pain, the two emotions I observed when confronted by the topic of Emotions. What a broad and interesting topic.
Have a lovely week and see you next time. K-)
