Shazia
   Salam

Questioning the value of easy tech, “Holding a Balance” explores our culture of insatiable scrolling and decontextualized ideas. Although one can argue for the importance of free access of information and opportunity – what are we losing out on between the pixels?

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Borrowing from the renowned imagery of  “Woman holding a balance” by Johannes Vermeer, the photograph reiterates the balance we must hold onto when venturing into a “limitless” environment.

 

Vermeer’s painting may now be available to more people than those fortunate enough to visit the National Gallery but “Holding a Balance” leaves viewers with a disfigured and decontextualized interpretation of what they might actually be getting.