Conceptual Photography
The Possibility of a Human
What does it mean to be human?
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The Possibility of a Human explores the idea of what it means to be human, by examining the idea that a human can exist in many forms. The book first questions if relationships are intrinsically physical, or if they can exist purely in a mental form? Through this transformation of relationships, there is no longer a need to be physically present to maintain one’s relationships or to be considered human. Humans are never one conceived truth, but can exist in many forms as they are constantly changing and altered by perceptions and physical and mental states. Humans are a possibility that are never fully known, but something constantly created and transformed through stories, memories, actions, words, thoughts, feelings, etc.
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What does it mean to be human for you? What is your possibility?
Reconciliation
The piece illustrates the attempts to escape the many forms of constraints, ranging from the mind, body, spirit, and environment, through the use of the human form within architecture and nature. The work also acts as a means of reconciliation with the constraints we have as humans. The photos may serve as a reminder that we are not always capable of escaping the constraints of our environment or society. We can only live the way we are capable of, given the constraint of being human. Because we are human we need to accept that we can’t desire to go beyond our physical state.
