This image by Martina Hoogland Ivanow is a part of her newest book, Far Too Close, which visually meditates the concept of closeness and distance. The subject of this image, a kid jumping on a trampoline, is pretty carefree. It suggests closeness. A closeness between subject and photographer, and through the relatability of the subject-matter. The way its photographed on the other hand causes a sense of distance between us and the subject. At first glance, the location is kind of ambiguous and the kid appears to be just a dark shape against the background of the sky. He's frozen in mid fall. There's strong sense of isolation in this image, but also nostalgia and familiarity.
This theme is made stronger through the organization of her book. Hoogland Ivanow combines images like these, which show closeness, with distant pictures of landscapes. The image directly across from this one in the book is of a dark abandoned street scene, which contains basically the same color pallet as this one. The placement of these two photos next to each other suggest that although we would probably consider these subjects to be very separate, they are connected as all things are connected. They both relate to us in the same way when photographed.
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