The Zen Mind - An Introduction

Monday, May 07, 2007

Blurring the Lines


Is it too early to be blurring the lines?

You'll see many grids interrelating in three dimensions physically and metaphysically in the image at right. If you click on it you'll see a larger version.

This is the window of a fisherman's shack in Rockport, MA. There is the grid of the window panes, also the window frame describing the window, and the grid of the screen. Notice the glass reflecting the sky - good metaphor, eh?

The first thing I notice is the way the screen seems to merge with the sky in certain areas. The screen undulates. Physically it loses it's shadow and merges with the tonality of the sky image in the glass. Metaphysically, it's the whole point of the blog - understanding how the grid and space describe our understanding of reality.

I think such allusions are everywhere, but I like this image for all the places it takes me. Let's call it "Motif No. 1".

And one other lesson about the image? If you lose your shadow, watch out!