The subject of this piece, a peacefully sleeping infant enveloped in the warm security of a tightly-wrapped blanked, is subtly at odds with the composition and lighting, every aspect of which -- from the tension and imbalance of the tilted composition to the cold, overexposed lighting -- plays against the peacefulness and security which form the viewer's first impression. Such justapositions are a device used commonly in Maeve's photography, which often feature an apparently random mismatch between subject and technique, the meaning of which only becomes apparent on further reflection.
Taken 2007 May 15, 6:23:57 pm
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