Glimpses

In this image I wanted to broach the subject of the ephemerality of tourism. I equated the shortness (of ephemera) with blur and the idea of a glimpse. To do this, I composed the photograph to blur the tourists, while offering a glimpse of the interior of the church.

Recalling my own travel experience, glimpses are often all you get, but oddly these cursory experiences can have permanence, that remain in the memory’s focus.

Our cultural artifacts, including physical remnants, food, practices, beliefs, language, when examined often offer us a glimpse into the past. Not a full picture, sometimes just a sense, and that fleeting view can develop in us considerable insight allowing us to make a personal connection. This is especially true when looking through old family photo-albums and seeing the gestures and expression of ancestors that resonate, that you understand.