Reflections of South Congress

While exploring South Congress, I felt especially attracted to the reflections I saw in the glass windows of shops, cars, and skyscrapers. Rather than noticing the buildings themselves, I become captivated by the play of light, shadow, and the sense of depth which the reflections embodied, along with the repetition of shapes created by the windows themselves. As I began to take photographs, I also became aware of the barriers created by different reflections overlapping at once and the way their corresponding lines and shapes blend together.

In relation to Gestalt, my collection of photographs utilizes the principles of continuity, repetition, and containment. The lines and curves found in the architecture of windows and building fronts lead the viewer through the different layers of reflections creating a continuous, unified whole of both small details and larger scenes. In addition, the consistent appearance of squares and lines in the architecture of buildings adds an element of unifying repetition within the photographs and provides containment for the reflections. Focusing on these reflections of South Congress in this way enabled me to explore the area and its details with a new perspective which otherwise would have gone unnoticed.