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Daniel Terna
Jan 27, 2016 - Daniel Terna
From Several Angles Over Several Days
I revisited a run-down doctor's office over the course of three days during the summer of 2015. There was an idiosyncratic logic to how I photographed, and each day led to new discoveries, whether it was through the neighborhood, architecture, or changing environment. As I became physically closer to the building with it's blocky letters, I grew distant from the elements that had initially attracted me. New observations took place, such as watching the landscape distort in the reflective lettering, or noticing that the window blinds seemed to be open one day and closed the next. I treated the building as I would a sculpture, considering at it from afar, and then up close; I walked around the perimeter as much as I could. I set parameters for myself: if I found myself adhering to strict compositions, I would steer away from what made the most sense and photograph in a way that felt unnatural to me. The more awkward and complex the angle, the more interesting the point of view became for me.
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