A photographer, Giovanni Castell, sometimes shines artificial light on gardens at night. I love his results. Of his work he’s said he likes to provoke, “a pleasant unease”.
“Unease” is not my conscious impulse but the scanner is often my night.
This tulip was just hours away from dropping all its curled scarlet petals to the floor. By the time I removed it from the scanner, it fell apart in my hands.
Working with fragile beauty is a life lesson no matter what your impulse.
I wonder if Mr. Castell would agree.
