Departure

At first, we see a calm landscape with mountains and a river. Then the picture slowly changes into a red-tinted negative—that is a reversed image, like old photo film. The work shows the Grand Teton mountains in the United States. Their reflection in the river gives a feeling of peace and balance. But that feeling fades when the image becomes darker and more disturbing. The screen scrolls the picture slowly, like the movement of flowing water. This technique makes us wonder: does technology help us save nature, or does it change it? Baclawski has a background in advertising photography—he knows how to make things look perfect. But beneath the beauty is a warning: be careful how we let machines shape how we see the natural world.