SF0 / nano5th / D A D A 2

15 + 15 points

D A D A 2 by Nan O'fith

September 15th, 2007 12:44 AM

INSTRUCTIONS: Photograph a most normal, pedestrian view of the world around you. Crop the photo down to a distinct and beautiful vision. Show us the difference.

I saw this task and immediately went on a quest around my house taking pictures that were as pedestrian as I could imagine--Things that I see and use every day and never really look at. Then I began cropping.

I discovered that perhaps I might be adding a tiny bit too much salt to my aquarium when I learned that the little bit of grime along the top was actually crystalline. I then learned that my Ikea lamp had a painting of tulips inside. I also found out that my roommate had something beautiful hiding on her shelf in the fridge, and I found beauty in the washing machine AND the dish cupboard. Then I discovered abstract art in the shower in two forms.

Wow. I had no idea so much beauty was hidden around me! My eyes have definitely been opened.

My favorites (though the others below were also much to my liking):

- smaller

Fish Tank

A boring picture of my fishtank. As you can see it needs cleaning. Look at that grime along the top edge!

Pretty crystals!

The grime turned out to be crystals, probably from the small amount of aquarium salt I add when I change the water.

A standard table lamp.

This lamp sits in my living room, largely ignored.

Impressionist art?

I may end up getting this printed to hang on my wall. It reminds me of tulips.

Fridge

The bottom shelf is mine.

I'm not sure what this looks like to me, but I thought it was pretty. It took forever for me to figure out what was on my roommate's shelf that would look like this. Turns out it's just the bottom of the water jug.

washer