Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Alan Sanchez

Alan Sanchez
Mike Deere, "The Other Underground"
2014

I chose this image because it makes me think of the excitement of the unknown. It gives a feeling of youthful adventures of seeing and exploring something that has not been seen in a long time. That moment, which can be tense, quiet, and unnatural, can give a sense of fully being alive in a place that is seemingly haunted by the past. I also got a sense of anxiety surrounding the picture.The anxiety reflects within the man holding the flashlight discovering the old tunnels, or it also being the old tunnels being discovering again after being long forgotten. I couldn't help altering viewing this photo to talk to myself about "Legacy" and what that means in the long run. We all are going to leave a legacy one way or another in our lives, and It is scary to think that our legacy down the road will be rediscovered again similar to the underground tunnel of the photo. The real question to ask is if we will be proud of what we leave behind for the future…or scared at what the future will discover.