01 Flatland series by Aydin Buyuktas (Static Image)
“The mind can calculate astronomical dimensions as abstract entities.” – Topophilia, Yi-Fu Tuan.
Buyuktas’ work fulfils exactly what Tuan says by creating a continual perspective – from a frontal to an overhead one. The photos enable us to see beyond what we are able actually able to see with our own two eyes if we were at the same location. Due to the depth and symmetry that is displayed through his photos, we see less of long roads that appear endless. Instead, we are able to identify more of the patterns that appear with the repetition in these spaces. The photos also reminds us of the vastness of the world that we live in. Through Buyuktas’ work, we are able to identify a culture that resonates with the world based on the commonalities in different countries and how their spaces are organised. His work is reflection of how humans seem to have this innate attraction to symmetry and repetition. The framing of his work, from its symmetry and length of the frame naturally leads the viewer from their eye level and upwards, instead of having a main point of focus.
02 Welcome Home by Spike Jonze (Film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305ryPvU6A8
03 Powers of Ten (1977) by Charles & Ray Eames (Film)