THE FIGURE
The Figure is a photographic exploration of how a static sculptural gesture can generate dynamic relationships between body, space, and perception. Centered on a fountain sculpture located at a park crossroads, the project investigates how presence shapes and is shaped by its environment.
Influenced by phenomenology—the philosophy of perception and experience—this work treats photography as a method of observing how meaning arises through context. Each image captures a fleeting configuration: light, shadow, weather, time, and human movement converging around the silent gesture of the sculpture.
Repetition plays a central role. By photographing the same figure across varying conditions, I expose the subtle shifts in atmosphere and attention that transform the sculpture from object to event. The figure, while physically unchanged, constantly redefines the emotional and spatial tone of its surroundings.
The Figure proposes the sculpture as a stage—its gesture inviting interpretation, its presence structuring the scene. As an observer, I document not a fixed narrative but a living sequence of performative moments. Photography, in this context, becomes a phenomenological tool: capturing how we perceive, respond to, and co-create meaning in space.
Influenced by phenomenology—the philosophy of perception and experience—this work treats photography as a method of observing how meaning arises through context. Each image captures a fleeting configuration: light, shadow, weather, time, and human movement converging around the silent gesture of the sculpture.
Repetition plays a central role. By photographing the same figure across varying conditions, I expose the subtle shifts in atmosphere and attention that transform the sculpture from object to event. The figure, while physically unchanged, constantly redefines the emotional and spatial tone of its surroundings.
The Figure proposes the sculpture as a stage—its gesture inviting interpretation, its presence structuring the scene. As an observer, I document not a fixed narrative but a living sequence of performative moments. Photography, in this context, becomes a phenomenological tool: capturing how we perceive, respond to, and co-create meaning in space.
