Everyday Geometry

The June assignment in my still-life photo project for this year featured “Everyday Geometry”.

Geometry is all around us in everyday objects and sometimes it creates eye-catching patterns and shapes. The truth is that we usually walk past such mathematical elegance without thinking about it or even without realising it is there.

I would even say that geometric shapes and patterns have a meditative quality. They welcome simplicity and create visual harmony that brings peace to our overloaded brains. There is something calming about clean lines and balanced proportions. They don’t demand attention in a loud way…

I found out that black and white benefits the theme greatly in a photograph, with colours used exceptionaly just to add an interesting point to it. Stripping away distraction reveals the pure geometry underneath. The shape becomes the story, and any carefully placed colours look all the more striking.

So let me remind you that sometimes we need to look closer at what’s already in our homes. Geometry isn’t abstract or distant. It’s there in our kitchen, on our shelves, waiting to be noticed.

The assignment for July featured “Seasonal Fruits and Refreshments,” which I’ll be sharing next time…