Between Flowers and the Sea – Nature in Abstraction

by Captured Created by Cathleen

Sometimes you come across a natural form that you can’t quite place at first glance. This dahlia caught my eye because of its whimsical, almost surreal flower centre. The petals seem to fold, twist and unfurl in all sorts of directions. A fascinating interplay of shapes.

In the original colour photograph, the exuberant yellow dominated. Converting the image to black and white created a completely different atmosphere. Colour gave way to texture, light and shadow.

What remains is an organic form that does not necessarily bring to mind a flower. Perhaps it evokes associations with the underwater world, with coral or a marine organism.

It is precisely this open interpretation that makes the image special to me. The familiar becomes briefly strange, and something everyday takes on an unexpected character.

‘Between Flower and Sea’ is an invitation to look at nature through different eyes and to discover your own shapes and stories within it.

A understated black-and-white image in which the capriciousness of nature takes centre stage.