Time

Here but not quite

The concept of time and space is so deeply embedded in our lives, consciously or subconsciously, that it is very difficult to imagine a state where time and space does not exist. But it does not mean that such a state cannot exists simply because we are unable to imagine or describe it. Often, I wonder if we are able to use the same reasoning that we use to describe darkness for imagining a state where there is no time and space. We can describe darkness because we have seen light. Do we see anything in darkness? We may not be completely capable of describing the darkness but we know that it is the antithesis of light. We only make discoveries by challenging the conventions and that which is placed before us. Therefore, even if we are unable to completely imagine and describe a state where time and space does not exist, the very attempt in and of itself would be a new discovery. Conventional wisdom holds that photography is the capturing of a moment; an instant. Yet photography also possess the ability to stretch a moment, to the point where it borders on two instances. Perhaps instead of making a leap into the realm of the opposite, we can start by slowly stretching the very conventions and concepts that have been ingrained in us, time and time again.