In response to my last bit of snark, Professor F. has referred me to Acerone's
most recent posting. These interesting street photos (reminiscent of the street photos of Garry Winograd that Unreal Nature takes
such delight in), are all taken on basically the same slant except one of a young lady. But she has a coat belt hanging at the same slant as does a building roofline in the background, so the theme is persistent. Here is another of those slanted photos (presented for the purpose of commentary, I hope Acerone does not mind):
What this photo does to me, and maybe that is intentional, is throw off my balance. If you will, my semicircular canals are put at a slant, as so:
If one rights the picture:
The canals are brought back to upright:
And a further modification further decreases the sense of imbalance.
Now I am not suggesting for a moment that Acerone's pictures drive me wild as did the cockeyed one out of
Matisse's studio window. Acerone's photographs are done with intent, and they certainly achieve a sense of unsettledness with me (but I am unsure if this his his/her attention.)
The inner ear is a fascinating organ. It is almost as complicated as the eye. The hair cells (in both the cochlea and the semicircular canals) are sensitive to movement down to as low as one Angstrom. Bending the "hair" opens channels for, among other things: SODIUM IONS. You see, you can't get away from it.
