Art in the age of mechanical reproduction is not without its joys and its challenges. We have here seven still shots of an eagle flying over the lake, seven in a series categorizing its pattern of flight. Visualize, imagine, and consider the possibilities of zoetropes, the camera obscura, and the works of Eadweard Muybridge. Words and images at blog.amynelsonhahn.info
Zootrope
If we were turning
in a perfect cambric
circle -- you and I
cut out of sky
like God's own missives,
jet like letters
countered against the rest --
if we were auspices
sent to tag the vastness
into shaping a formality,
we are doing our best;
with each gesture alluding
to the next, creating semblance
of totality.
Copyright (c) 2011 Amy Nelson Hahn
view with images 0658, 0659, 0660, 0661, 0662, 0663, and 0664 from photos.amynelsonhahn.info or visit blog.amynelsonhahn.
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