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Power of Place



You cannot help but stand where they want you to stand.

 

The opulence of the English landscaped garden is tied up within its own power, wealth and control. The use of constructed viewpoints, geometric designs and focal points are used to lead the eye around the space. Thereby creating an inevitability of viewing, whereby the gardens compels you to view itself in a singular perspective.
The photographs become an extension of this order and control through the formality of the style and composition. Just like the garden themselves are the extension of power from the men that created and owned their existence.

 

 The picturesque is dominate in Power of Place showing its strong relationship to the subject. The English landscaped garden becomes a reflection of the cultural understanding of how we understand notions and beauty and nature in the landscape.

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