Quiet Repose Kefan Weng

Dark with impenetrable forest and leaden waters, this digital image by Kefan Weng from Cologne, Germany, shows adversity in quiet, graceful repose. The central figure stands atop a surreal situation facing away from the viewer, seemingly unperturbed by the sequence of events that have transpired to place her in her present circumstances. Dwarfed by her sunless surroundings, the lone subject conjures feelings of resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds as we’re left to wonder in equal parts about the mystery of her situation and its unknowable resolution. In this way, we can see it as an allegory to our own everyday lives, and not just in moments of distress, but also in the ever-shifting present, after all, often we arrive in moments in life or become suddenly cognizant of our situation where we’re left to wonder as to how our choices and environment have conspired to place us in our present condition.