Sunday, January 25, 2009

A-ki-ha-bara (Tyska's version, not mine)


The image I found is that of an electronics store in Akihabara, a really quaint, out of the way, not known about part of that small town called Tokyo. This image works on multiple levels, especially to someone who really loves electronics (such as myself). We can see a vast array of different items on display, all maticulously tagged and priced properly, ordered within a "tiny space". What we don't see IS if this is in actuality a tiny space due to the angle of the camera. This image gives me a claustrophobic feeling making me feel as though all stores like this would be small and jam packed, but for all we know this is one small wall in the world's largest department store (SPOILER: It really isn't.). 

The neat thing about this picture though is that at first glass, it is extremely chaotic. Just look at all that stuff shoved in there. But when you give it a second look, realize the order and grouping, and how everything is tagged, you now see order and peace. I find this very interesting because glancing at the image, and then studying the image really give you two seperate feelings. I think the colors in the image also work to this effect. At a glance, you see all that bright yellow paper sticking out at odd angles, which makes you see this image as uneven. But when you study the electronics which do not stick out as well, you see the order. Once you find this order, then look back at the yellow paper, you find that they aren't chaotically sticking out at different angles, but instead acting as children to their parent electronical device, making their positions totally sane and ordered.

I think I lost my train of thought here, but in a nutshell I see this as: An electronics store that offers skin-level chaos within deeper order. The ultimate place where you can learn a bit about yourself and pick up an IPOD Nano. So was this image taken with the ultimate goal of showing us that there is order in madness? Or could it have been done with a deeper, more sinister intention, such as showing someone's trip to an electronics store... you decide.

(Why is my text purple?)

EDIT: ORDER IN MADNESS!? How could I have left out my dear friend who proved there was order in madness!? RAMSEY THEORY.






Tuesday, January 20, 2009

EAS299 Test

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