DJ LEE.

The story about not knowing the story.

Often, when taking an image, we are left wandering in the available information and wondering what context the image is in.

I found this truck in a street far less traveled in the culture hub of Fitzroy. There are no traces to where the cut-off tree was originally located, no sign of a driver, and definitely no indication to show how many hours, days or weeks the truck has been sitting stationary there. There may be little or no connection between the vehicle and the building beside it.

After closer inspection, and having no original intention to discover what the posters on the building say, a close up view of each reads:

Every child has the right to feel safe and to thrive. (Simply ironic that the tree on the truck has been cut short. Stunted growth or necessary pruning?)

Young men and women can change the outcomes of their lives with safe and trusting adults to guide them. (The parallel with the witches hat shows guidance, safety and caution)

There is no greater gift than the gift of learning. (Any space in the image with no information can be interpreted as a space of possibility)

Training needs to be engaging and fun. We learn the best when the heaviness of theory is translated into practice in ways that lifts one’s confidence. (There is no theory with the tree cut down and someone had to take action)

The garden of Jasper Mountain Eugene Oregon a safe place for unsafe children. Prime Focus Consulting is committed to supporting workers and carers create safety for children on three levels (the word level is an assumption); the physical…  unfortunately the leaves have covered the rest here.

The final poster reads: random acts of kindness. creating hope.

The initial fascination came at the foreground, however the image has now provided a new layer at the background. There are two stories evident. But how many more are there?

As the story cannot be understood in its right context, there is a complete disconnection between the audience and the image.

The only appreciation I have in this image is that, as great as the tree may have been, the tree had gotten in someone’s way. Or in other words, it was all up in someone’s grill. Perhaps a portion of the branch fell on the side of the road and needed to be removed to provide a safe way of moving forward. Perhaps the roots weren’t deep enough and was on the verge of collapse. Perhaps the homeowner of the tree could no longer see beyond the branches of this tree outside of their living room window. Perhaps someone required more paper. Perhaps the purpose isn’t that significant, rather the outcome of the purpose.

Do you often find yourself in the same predicament? After uploading an image which speaks a thousand words, there are one million words returned? The million words may not be truth based solely on wrong context.

Perhaps an image can’t speak a thousand words. Perhaps the only words an image can convey is summed into a guessing game.

My guess is that that’s the beauty of a story. Someone has to share it.

I’m left wandering, and wondering again.

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The story of the engagement.