As much as I admire artists who work on and think about a project with dedication and longevity, I also love the idea of looking back on your work and noticing something you photographed all along without realizing. I think these snapshots of unexpected encounters with animals are indeed a “brief, deadpan field study of the uncanny moment of recognition between species,” reminding us that “we must appear as strange and exotic to them as they do to us.”
More from a statement on the artist’s website: Roaming the natural and urban world with a camera for over 16 years, often alone, on foot, keeping a low profile, Ed Panar has repeatedly been caught in the act of photography—not by other people, but by a random assortment of familiar animals: cows, cats, frogs, dogs, turtles, deer, geese… you name it. The animal sees Ed, and Ed sees the animal; an unspoken communication passes between them.
From “Animals That Saw Me”
Visit artist's site: edpanar.com
Found via: Feature Shoot
Posted December 30th, 2013
