What’s that quote about the strongest tree is the one that bends instead of breaks?  I can’t remember it exactly and Google isn’t cooperating.  But I’ve been thinking about flexibility a lot lately.  Maybe it’s a product of getting older, or more likely, it comes from the way Mr. F and I live and how much pliability is required.

 

These collages by Matthew Shelley with their cantilevered angles give the photographic elements present a new perspective.  Landscapes are turned on their head, yet it seems natural.  Just like with any other circumstance, we adjust our perspective.  And the more easily welcomed a new aspect, the more we are able to withstand the change.

Check out Matthew Shelley’s website to see more of his work.

 

All images via the artist’s website.  Artist found via isavirtue.