Antinomies

These photographs are from a work titled “Antinomies”. An antinomy is a contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable. Resolution or consensus is often impossible; what is at stake is living within the mutual incompatibility. Hence, the antinomy is not just an abstract philosophical concept; it contains within itself its poetics and its politics. These photos attempt to capture the sensibility of antinomies, by paying attention to ordinary things that can be revealed to have extraordinarily complex and contradictory facets.