Three plus one

Posted on Thu, 6 December, 2018 by LensScaper

The floor will do nicely as a place to chill out, take a break, talk with friends. The floor is free, you don’t have to buy a drink or food to use this space. This is Tate Britain in London – the vast central space where often there are major installations but at other times it is just a space to relax in. No-one is going to ask you to get up and move on.

I spotted this little group of young people. Two in deep conversation, and two additional peripheral figures. They may be all part of a larger group: some choosing to chat, others preferring to be quietly by themselves, or elsewhere in the gallery.

I was attracted by the ‘arrangement’. A triangle of figures, plus one – that ‘one’ facing away. The composition creates an inevitable tension; it asks questions with no definitive answer.

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16 Responses to Three plus one

  1. Sue says:
    Thu, 6 December, 2018 at 19:16

    Well observed, Andy!

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  2. Heide says:
    Thu, 6 December, 2018 at 20:10

    I love how the oversized tiles make the humans seem smaller-than-scale, like toy figures in a giant bathroom.

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    • LensScaper says:
      Sat, 8 December, 2018 at 20:24

      Hi Heide. I hadn’t really thought about how big the tiles were in this vast space. But they need to be big to cope with the height of this area, and people do tend to look (and feel) small here – it is a remarkable central area in this famous gallery. On the outside the walls remain pock-marked by shrapnel from the bombs that fell close by in WW2

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  3. shoreacres says:
    Fri, 7 December, 2018 at 15:02

    I noticed the phone on the floor in front of one of the young women engaged in conversation. The other two (explicitly or implicitly) are engaged with their devices. To my eye, the phone on the floor’s as interesting as the people on the floor.

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    • LensScaper says:
      Sat, 8 December, 2018 at 20:26

      Young people and phones are inseparable. The good thing I notice is how many young people visit these galleries, assisted by the fat that the permanent collections are free to view – long may that continue.

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  4. seekraz says:
    Fri, 7 December, 2018 at 18:27

    Interesting, Andy…and it must be nice to have such a public place.

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  5. bluebrightly says:
    Fri, 7 December, 2018 at 18:48

    Figures in space, which I’m sure was inspired by the surrounding art. It’s great that you have this resource within striking distance.

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    • LensScaper says:
      Sat, 8 December, 2018 at 20:32

      We are within an hour’s travel time of London which is a real bonus. Galleries are always inspiring places for the art they hold and the art in turn inspires our own creativity. Sometimes it is the way that people react to art that is an added dimension

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  6. Simon Howlett says:
    Sun, 9 December, 2018 at 07:14

    A wonderful image Andy. I really like how the figures are arranged in the frame with the tiles providing a great background. I’ve always enjoyed visiting this gallery.

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  7. Frank King Photos says:
    Sun, 9 December, 2018 at 13:14

    Great eye to see this as a photo, Andy. There’s lots to ponder about this scene. 🙂

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