The Bike, The Plank, The Absence

[Rob MacKillop]

Hexar. 2015.

 

[Peter Roberts]

Theres's something about the minimalist geometry that I really like. Nice one, Rob.

 

[Ralph Turner]

Interesting symmetrical minimalism, with just enough in the way of asymmetric elements to keep the eye looking for more. Great stuff!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

I can see how your eye was caught by this emptiness, yet something is missing. Is it a multi-layered emptiness? Perhaps, more than the hanging bicycle, it is that wooden plank lying on the ground that gives meaning to this story. At least for me.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

All good comments, gentlemen. I'd passed this scene several times without a camera or even a phone in hand - I tend to leave the phone at home when perambulating. So one day I took my camera with me, making a beeline to the scene, and thankfully it hadn't changed. I passed it again a few days later, and the garage door was closed. Well, that's not the most interesting story you'll ever read, but it's The True History behind my adventure.

For my eye, there is a pleasing triangle from bike to right-hand door to plank, to bike. But there are other geometries to observe. It can be fun to trace a few in your mind before bed time.

 

[Brian Moore]

...the windae, the wa's, the flair...

It's a spartan scene but a bonnie fotie, Rob. And oh, what an adventure!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Another good triangle. Thanks for contributing to our Library of Interpretations for this fotie, Brian!