the vanishing point
- lighthouse stair – shutter island cgi
how far back in your mind do moments exist before they disappear?
high line park - northern expansion, new york
how distant is what we see before it all vanishes from sight?
georgetown brewhouse facade bracing - seattle
my son has been reflecting on the increasing distance as he looks back on memories of earlier times , places and experiences – and how they recede in scale, almost disappear. his thoughts sparked more reflection on the scale of things that we see, and how they recede into the distance, and then – - vanish altogether?
new york subway - 5th avenue
the fundamental principle of architectural drawing is this — everything is seen in relationship to the vanishing point. in essence, it’s the center of everything, that point of nothing. all matter is stretched out on a grid from there – horizontal and vertical lines, all tying back, infinitely shrinking, disappearing completely from sight. vanishing.
hanalei pier - kauai, hawaii
where is it that point? it’s where your eye is drawn, at the center — or, at the farthest periphery.
banyan tree - central java, indonesia
like a black hole – everything and nothing in convergence. in looking deeper, and wondering, as we experience the world, what sense do we really have of the present? if none of the five senses work in the moment – as they are delayed by our sensory limitations – are we living in the past? is time merely a concept of relative perception, not a reality? if we could subsume our sensory input, would we have some other existent reality – in the present? and would we feel the matter that is manifest, in the moment? would we have clearer vision? would the vanishing point even exist?
chihuly boathouse - lake union, seattle
maybe not. maybe we would experience a transformation of perspective, an opening to the energy of all that is. rather than a vanishing point, an infinite expansion to the universe.
yesterday's sunrise - jfk, new york
that would make us the vanishing point.
