Kitchen renovation reveal, midday sunlight flooding through plastic sheeting. White cabinets, pristine marble island, a family standing together. Hidden in the corner: a demolition hammer still embedded in the wall, wires exposed, the unfinished truth behind the perfect image. High‑key lighting, exposure raised (+0.7 EV feel), lifted shadows, daylight white balance (6500K). Clear air, no haze, no vignette. Vibrant saturated colors, tack‑sharp details.
Construction site trailer, lunch break. Hard hats on a table, blueprints spread out. One hard hat has a child’s drawing taped to it: a house with “Daddy’s new house” written below. The trailer door is open, and outside, all workers are gathered around a single parked car with a “For Sale” sign. High‑key lighting, exposure raised (+0.7 EV feel), lifted shadows, daylight white balance (6500K). Clear air, no haze, no vignette. Vibrant saturated colors, tack‑sharp details.
Child’s bedroom, morning light through curtains. Bed neatly made except one pillow missing. On the floor, a pair of small sneakers placed side by side, laces untied, as if waiting to be worn. High‑key lighting, exposure raised (+0.7 EV feel), lifted shadows, daylight white balance (6500K). Clear air, no haze, no vignette. Vibrant saturated colors, tack‑sharp details.
Park bench overlooking a playground, midday. A woman’s purse left open, contents spilled: a pacifier, a folded map, a small toy car. The swings in the background move gently, no one pushing them. High‑key lighting, exposure raised (+0.7 EV feel), lifted shadows, daylight white balance (6500K). Clear air, no haze, no vignette. Vibrant saturated colors, tack‑sharp details.
A person standing still while layers of their skin peel off like thin translucent paper revealing different ages beneath, from child to elderly, foreground fragments floating midair, background a dim undefined void, soft golden light mixed with shadow, unsettling transformation, ultra detailed, cinematic.
A vast landscape shaped like a human face where terrain reflects emotional states, foreground detailed textures forming subtle expressions, background dramatic sky.
You know, my friends… Before you associate with me further there is something you should know…
In meaning space, public symbolic systems can become identity indexes.
Identity indexes can become rankings.
Rankings can become moral credit systems.
Therefore my published numbers can become a shorthand score for me.
Well, the only entity that ranks me are the US credit bureaus. As far as people go, I really don’t care what they think of me - More important is what I think about me - Thats freedom, bro.
Not really, I don’t think it was intended as a ranking at all.
More that once something becomes a readable system, people (and systems) tend to use it that way anyway.
…
Did this a good while ago inspired by Dali…