marilyn silverstone

 

Marilyn Silverstone

Haiti, Dr. Mellon’s Hospital.

This photo taken by Marilyn Silverstone has a lot of depth, but the photo itself focuses on the front right corner where the main character sits. The main character is in all white and is very young. Your eye goes directly towards this odd depiction of a child in a mental hospital. He sits alone while everyone in the background is with a bunch of other people who are much older. The child makes a vertical line in the photo. The man behind him also makes a vertical line, As well as the man sitting to his left. The windows leading straight back that let in all of the light almost make the room look like it doesn’t end. The windows also have vertical lines leading to the back of the photo. The benches and feet of the subjects make many horizontal lines across the picture. Not one of the subjects is in the same position. They are all in similar clothes and look the same, but their body language is how you can tell them apart.

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