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Snapshots: Jason Koh




Name: Jason Koh
Type of photographer: Conceptual
Equipment: Canon EOS 20D, Olympus E-500, an old Minolta, Nikon F55
Accessories: A couple lenses, a battered tripod, pen and paper


Black Sun, Balloon Trivia

What struck me when I first glimpsed the DHL balloon at Bugis was how much it resembled a corpulent, second sun. A second glance, though, evoked thoughts of a grasping spider, thrusting its legs into the gondola, holding those within captive in a vice-like grip, cables like strands of webbing secreted from a spider's spinnerets. It was as if those tourists braving the ride were trapped, at this disquieting vision's mercy, and at the same time mortified. Those filament thin cords looked, at least from a distance, like they could snap at any time. The absence of color was a conscious decision on my part. It reinforced the spider illusion and drew attention to the shapes and wires, something which color would have otherwise ruined.

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