Working in Movement

In Art and Politics on the Brain, I referred to an experience I'd had with photographic images during my training as a practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method. This fit within the context of the views expressed by art educator Camille Paglia. She talked about making still images a more accessible part of university education.

Well, there's a new kind of image that might be included. It's called VR Panoramas. The VR stands for Virtual Reality, and the panoramas are provided by the photographer taking multiple shots from a central axis. Think of pointing and clicking while spinning (slowly) in a circle. The resulting series of photographs can be "stitched" together by software so that simply moving a mouse pointer changes the angle of view. If this all seems a bit confusing, have a look at some of the images on World Wide Panorama. You'll need Quicktime software to look at the stuff, but it's available for Windows and Mac alike. Desert Botanical Garden is particularly delightful.