Monday, September 27, 2010

Visual vs Symbolic Language


     Doubtful. Worried. Contemplative. Uncertainty. Depression. Grief. Frustration. Exhaustion. A feeling of having both hopelessness and helplessness. Wondering what will happen next. Feeling out of place. Searching for something. Lost. Needing a solution. Trying to find comfort. Stressful. Restless. Scared.

     A group of people are seated at a seminar for the unemployed. In the lower left corner, the photo focuses in on what appears to be the main subject of the image-- a young, blond man wearing a black shirt. His hands are folded together in an almost prayer-like position and rest on top of his head. His face is somewhat hidden due to the fact that he is staring downwards with his folded hands covering it. Yet observing from his side profile, he seems to have an expression on his face that indicates he is experiencing a negative emotion. Although the rest of the photo is blurred and out of focus, behind the young man are other individuals who are seated in the same row as him. Two of them are conversing with each other, another individual appears to be playing with his or her phone, and two men are staring straight ahead.

image (URL): "http://money.cnn.com/2010/04/23/news/economy/extending_unemployment_benefits/"

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