I'm a pilgrim on the edge.
On the edge of my perception.
We are travelers at the edge.
We are always at the edge of our perception.*
I love Scott Mutter's work.
He said a lot in the time he was here. And did his work by hand, not computer.** He called his art "surrational" because it was not entirely surreal or entirely rational.***
He also added lyrics to his work that bring me even further in – every time.
Incredible.
I especially love The Escalator. It isn't the prettiest of his work. He has so many amazing pieces. But this one says so much.
We can never see what is outside of our perception. We can only see up to the edge. And we will always have an edge to what we perceive.
More of Scott Mutter's work is available at The American Museum of Photography.
*The American Museum of Photography
**Chicago Tribune
***Surrational Images