Week Six

A student of the arts arranges a scene. Combs her hair. Drapes the fabric in aesthetically pleasing waves on the mattress on the floor. A painting hangs on the wall above her, which she removes so that the wall is empty and serene, leaving an uninterrupted landscape for the eye to pass over. Every bone in her body creaks with pain from being ill, her eyes are heavy and she has not felt this miserable in a long time. She sets up a camera and lays across the mattress, trying to represent her weakness and discomfort in her posture. The sun moves to exactly the right place, natural daylight filtering into the room and lighting her perfectly. She takes the photo.