Stand Still I

Stand Still is a long exposure photograph inspired by great traditional artist John Brack's piece Collin St. 5PM.

This piece by Brack is very striking. The whole warm tone kinda sooths the image making it feel very monotone and somewhat simple.  There's great depth in the piece created through the two layers of people, in the foreground and background.

This painting was painted during times of war, where the economy was down. It commented conformity of everyday life, with all human figures looking almost identical with one another. 

This relates to my theme of the daily work routine in China. Where the economy there is booming in a scary pace, millions of people go to work to continue the rise of the communist economy. With so many people in the country just going to work, it does show what the country is developing into and it does show the everyday lives of workers in China.

Jonathan Lim