The Illusion of Water / David Juarez

The Illusion of Water


By David Juarez

I took this picture at the corner of a fountain at MOCA as the water shot up. Some of the water that's shooting out forms shapes together, and the other part of the water is just flying somewhere else, as if it were broken pieces of ice floating around.

The light in the picture makes the water alive, and how the shapes of the water make it look like it's still moving. The water that's already going down looks like it's being broken, as if it was falling. The light makes the shapes stand out even more: they're bubbly and very abstract. You can’t capture the water falling down with your eyes unless you take a picture.

In the background there's the curve of the fountain, but this picture focuses on the water shooting up. There really isn't any lighting in the background, making the water have more action. The ripples of the water add perspective and make the picture look three-dimensional.