Photography: Maximalism. When More is More.
Revel in the chaotic. Fill up your lens with fascination.
In an earlier story, I explored minimalism. When Less Can Be More
As much as I enjoy minimalism, there are times when the lens can be filled to the brim, and it is equally fascinating, albeit in a different way.
In minimalist photography, the eye focusses on one particular item, person, or object.
Maximalist photography feeds the eye a feast of information, to which it may take some time to interpret or adjust.
For example, the title picture shows a variety of expressions and body language reacting to the horse’s behaviour. It takes time to register everything that is going on.
I’d gone to watch the arrival of the British Art Show 8 at the Norwich University of the Arts, which was being delivered by horse and cart. Six horse-drawn carts were to process through the city’s streets, delivering artworks to various venues.
Shortly after I arrived, one of the horses, suddenly spooked, no doubt by the watching crowd, started to bolt. I warned my friend to get behind a pillar, and as I did so, I saw this lady step forward and spread her arms to calm the horse.
