Quiet Tension – Ruth Hellema
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Ruth Hellema
Title:
Quiet Tension
Description
These images reflect my fascination with the ceiling of the Ian Potter Centre in Melbourne, Australia; the precise geometry and the light that alternates between revealing and hiding the surfaces. In each image there is a quiet tension between the shapes: weight and suspension, solidity and void, separation or convergence. Angles appear to hover rather than rest, while planes intersect in ways that resist easy resolution.



