Yin and Yang: Silk Screen

Nikon D5100, f/3.5, 1/50sec, 18-55mm lens

Nikon D5100, f/3.8, 1/40sec, 18-55mm lens

My inspiration for this project came from the floor of the art room. Best place of inspiration yet! I spotted a yin and yang sign that someone had silk screened on there and immediately wanted to do something with that sign. I had also gone on a field trip to the zoo lately and had tons of animal pictures, so I thought that was a great way to incorporate my photography into the symbol.

On the original symbol, the black side with the white dot is Yin. It represents things like slow, soft, cold, wet, water, and femininity. I thought a flamingo portrayed Yin well. The other side (white with the black dot) is Yang, which characterizes the opposites: fast, hard, solid, hot, dry, aggressive and is associated with masculinity. I used a rhino to represent Yang.

I think this symbol represents pretty much everything quite well. For example, people can be hard and as stubborn as a rhino, but there is always is always a little pink flamingo in them.