Last weekend I went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Mina and some of her family to see the Egyptian, Asian, and Music sections of the museum and they are having a photo contest: “Get Closer” wherein one must photograph a detail of one of the works of art in their collection. This is my entry – a hand grasping staff and the shadow of the buddhist icon on the top of the staff. Here is my accompanying text:
The mood in the Asian galleries is calm and meditative. I found the low light and spacious arrangement of statues to be very relaxing – a real break from the hubbub of the city. This Bodhisattva’s hand grasps his staff with a casual grip, the index and pinkie fingers relaxed, full of faith and empty of tension. The staff’s shadow however, lingers outside the grip of the hand, just as ephemeral as Buddhism teaches us that happiness is.
Film and Camera:
Canon Powershot 90 - Digital RAW
