japan

The Image

Black silhouette of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat walking past a bonsai tree, a bold golden sun behind her. Everything in the frame is pulled down to three tones.

The sun does the composing. It sets the centre and the weight of the page, the figure placed on its edge like a bead on a wire. The bonsai holds the left side so the balance does not tip.

Part of a silhouettes set styled after Art Deco posters. Reduction first, decoration second.