Jorge Garcia
Ori Gersht "Blow up, Untitled 18"
2016
The reason I pick this photograph is not only because of its meaning but also its scientific aspect. The photograph 'Blow Up' was taken by photographer Ori Gersht. It shows a bouquet of flowers being, well, blown up. The reason you can see a shattering effect is because Gersht froze the flowers with liquid nitrogen, he called it an "uneasy beauty in destruction". Flowers represent peace, in the picture you can see the flowers in brutal terror, it shows the tension that exist between violence and beauty.
The scientific aspect comes from the flowers being frozen in liquid nitrogen, I found it interesting to see it implicated in a photograph. Not many photographers use science in their work, and that's disappointing because I'm a person who admires science.
