Beauty is a matter of size and order, and therefore impossible either (1) in a very minute creature, since our perception becomes indistinct as it approaches instantaneity; or (2) in a creature of vast size—one, say, 1,000 miles long—as in that case, instead of the object being seen all at once, the unity and wholeness of it is lost to the beholder.

Aristotle, Poetics

Starting from the stage left, an empty chair in a cramped living room. To the right an elderly man in dark suit, his left-hand in front pocket, staring into null space. Further right, an elderly woman in buttoned dress, her hands on her hips, her head tilted up. Further right, a giant in a white shirt black trousers, right hand on a cane, head tilted down to meet the the elderly woman’s gaze. Further right, an empty sofa against a wall adorned with a mirror.

The figure of the elderly man standing in contrast to the towering giant—in size, age, posture, position, and garb. The empty sofa and chair amplifying the asymmetry. The elderly woman connecting an otherwise disjoint composition creating a unity of opposites.

An image of satirical proportions, perspective nudging viewer to find in favor of the giant and against the remainder, to suggest a man in anomalous setting.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

1. Arbus, Diane. Diane Arbus [An Aperture Monograph]. New York: Aperture, 1972. Print.
2. Aristotle, Aristotle's Poetics. Translated by S. H. Butcher, New York: Hill and Wang, 1961. Print.