Move 36

Move 36 a digital piece created by Eduardo Kac is not only a peice of an art but a life summarized into a single picture. Just like in Sherman this peice uses a strong source of light to focus down on the plant. Showing and creating a life for the plant and distinguishing it from the chess board that has a ghostly appearance in the background. Although the plant is center the composition is saved by the direction and angle of the checkerboard and squares on the board. While the green on the plant itself boldly stands out agianst the background.

Although we may only be seeing a simple plant the viewer is left with more then just a picture of a plant but a photo of life. With chess or checkers in mind thanks to the background the viewer might beckon in his or her mind for the plant to keep moving or to show its next step. At the same time the green that is taking control of the whole page may be saying to the viewer that this chess peice is actually alive and can move on its own. This not only creates interest but it also creates an urge or an understanding of motion. There should be a play button underneath this peice that could be touched to provoke the plant onward.