Waseem Ahmed - Excerpt from Visual Diary - "Time Stands Still"

This is a page from my Visual Diary from semester one. This image is of a man lying down facing a window to the world. The man is laying horizontally towards the bottom of the page whilst the window is part of the "Golden Triangle". The eye immediately attracts to the open bright window and effectively connotes the idea of light and joy. However, delving into the image, the position of the man, is in direct opposition with the window. His body language and unconventional position is that of a man who has lost his connection to the world and for whom time stands still. The use of shading around the window and on the walls emphasise the dark nature of the image and contrast with the brightness of the window. Through the use of minimal clothing, the man is stripped down to emphasise him baring his soul and loneliness and with no possessions except the bed he lays on, the yearning of human nature for more than one has is clearly evident.