ztcphotos
ztcphotos
| Forum role | Member since | Last activity | Topics created | Replies created |
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| Member | Nov 14, 2011 (14 years) |
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Hello, my name is Zachary and I’m a scientist masquerading as an artist. Or am I an artist masquerading as a scientist? I can’t seem to remember. Either way, I have a bachelors degree in the Biological Sciences, a minor in secondary education and am currently half way through a masters program for fine art photography. Throughout all of my studies, one thing has remained consistent, my passion and admiration for the immense beauty that exists in everything. My years spent as a scientist exposed me to the intricacies of our world. I was given a glimpse of the awe inspiring precision with which the gears of the universe turn. I have heard it said by poets that science is the destroyer of all that is beautiful in the world. That science is a machine. And the machines only goal is to strip the universe of her shroud of mystery and explain away her power until all that is left of her is an equation. A line of numbers that when totaled equals all that is and all that ever will be. I couldn’t disagree more. Biology, Astronomy and Physics have all brought to my attention the true poetry that courses through current scientific theories. For instance, all of the atoms in my body, in your body, in the sun, planets and entire solar system were created billions and billions of years ago in the center of a single star. And it was only through the cataclysmic death of this star, when the precarious balance of light and gravity was upset, that our existence was made possible. For it was only through the ferocious display of a supernova that humanity and all that humanity entails could be born. What could be more poetic than that? So why am I in school for art? Simple, I’m developing a more free reign environment in which I can explore more deeply the enchantment I posses for scientific theory. I do truly believe that science, in its purest form, IS art. Nonetheless, I’m interested in creating visual works, mostly photographs, that allow me to share the poetry and romance that I found embedded in science with those who may not be so familiar with its transcendental theories.
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