ENTRY DESCRIPTION
This photograph, taken in the sand dunes of Death Valley National Park, explores the delicate interplay between light, shadow, texture, and tone. The seamless gradient of grains—both of sand and from the film—along with the various shades of gray, blurs the line between the landscape and the image itself. The winding line, the only decipherable element in the composition, guides the viewer’s eye upward, almost beyond the frame. It invites the viewer to contemplate what lies beyond the frame, what is seen within it, and how emotions can alter the perception of the photograph.

AUTHOR
Moe Wakai is a fiber and textile-based artist, focusing on dysfunctional weavings with embellishments, such as embroidery and stitching. Her works explore the idea of relationships and their development throughout time. Wakai also studies photography. Similar to her fiber works, she looks deeper into relationships with a series of photographs that document relationships through time. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago BFA in May of 2021, with a focus in Photography, and Fibers and Material Studies. Wakai is now based in Los Angeles, CA.

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