Appearance and Essence


  • Photographer
    Wentao Wei
  • Prize
    Honorable Mention
  • Date of Photograph
    3/21/2016
  • Technical Info
    5D3+100mm/f2.8

When I was little, my father often told me about Lao-tzu and Taoist philosophy, and the Chinese obsession with landscape. He told me that the supreme goal is to achieve harmony between humanity and nature. As I grew, I came into touch with the Western rational and scientific way of thinking, and this work is the outcome of this double influence. Switching positive into negative offers me insights into the image of the nature, which is in darkness. While the circle represents balance, it can also resemble the observation of nature by using X-rays and microscopes. The equilibrium between positive and negative also reflects the “Yin” and “Yang” in Chinese philosophy, two opposing principles that coexist in everything. Yin can be absorbed from the earth by the trees through their roots, and reconcile with Yang so as to develop a dynamic beauty of balance.

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