Ambient - Tabitha Farnham

Photography
Set of 27 Images

Experimental poetry posited over abstract photography, 鈥榓mbient鈥 explores a dark and whimsical connection to the fluid and moving elements of the environment.

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Worm-like streaks of neon light float against a silhouette of the Rocky Mountains ranging in bright shades of marmalade, cantaloupe, fern, and heather. Mirroring the wormy forms, two lines of text accompany the streaks that read: “I hope your flowers bloom” and “Next to the worms in the sky”.

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Worm-like streaks of neon light float against a silhouette of the Rocky Mountains ranging in bright shades of marmalade, cantaloupe, fern, and heather. Mirroring the wormy forms, two lines of text accompany the streaks that read: 鈥淚 hope your flowers bloom鈥 and 鈥淣ext to the worms in the sky鈥.

A silhouette of the Rocky Mountains shot from the passenger side of a car. Head and taillights of passing cars are swirled in a short loop-like pattern across the mountains. Above the pink hazy sky the text reads: “listen to the steam listen to the lights listen to the sidewalk listen to vanilla listen to me”.

A silhouette of the Rocky Mountains shot from the passenger side of a car. Head and taillights of passing cars are swirled in a short loop-like pattern across the mountains. Above the pink hazy sky the text reads: 鈥渓isten to the steam listen to the lights listen to the sidewalk listen to vanilla listen to me鈥.

A diverse cluster of lapis, lilac, and warm tangerine squiggly neon lines blur against a black background. Underneath the haze, text follows the outline of the smog and reads “the sky darkens. the water evaporates. the breath sinks. the lights flash. the mouth talks. the tail swishes. the existence exists.”

Long and thin horizontal light streaks enter from the left side of the image against a completely black background. Primarily cool toned shades of seafoam, pear, and mint streaks of light dominate the screen. One tomato red streak hides behind. Lines of text follow the shape of each light streak. The text at the top the photo reads: 鈥渢he existence exists. the existence exits. but the existence exists.鈥 The text at the bottom of the photo reads: 鈥渁ttention to the ambient.鈥, 鈥渁lbeit anxiety.鈥, 鈥渋鈥檒l beat it鈥.

Long and thin horizontal light streaks enter from the left side of the image against a completely black background. Primarily cool toned shades of seafoam, pear, and mint streaks of light dominate the screen. One tomato red streak hides behind. Lines of text follow the shape of each light streak. The text at the top the photo reads: “the existence exists. the existence exits. but the existence exists.” The text at the bottom of the photo reads: “attention to the ambient.”, “albeit anxiety.”, “i’ll beat it”.

Long and thin horizontal light streaks enter from the left side of the image against a completely black background. Primarily cool toned shades of seafoam, pear, and mint streaks of light dominate the screen. One tomato red streak hides behind. Lines of text follow the shape of each light streak. The text at the top the photo reads: 鈥渢he existence exists. the existence exits. but the existence exists.鈥 The text at the bottom of the photo reads: 鈥渁ttention to the ambient.鈥, 鈥渁lbeit anxiety.鈥, 鈥渋鈥檒l beat it鈥.

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