Renae Slough-Blog 5

When I viewed the image in detail, my perception of it changed. I noticed that the instruments were shaped just like the head of an elephant. The bulk of the instrument represented the elephants face. In addition, the horn of the instrument represented the elephants’ trunk. There was even a part of the instrument that looked like one of the elephants’ tusks. This visual is trying to accomplish the idea that different objects can look like other things when angled and set up a certain way. This image is successful in accomplishing its goal because I was able to see that the instrument looked like the head of an elephant. It is also clever because the sound the instrument makes sounds a great deal like the sound an elephant makes. The elephant makes it sound by its trunk and the instrument makes it sound through the horn, which is representing the elephants’ tusk. I did not like this image at first because I did not understand it. However, once I took a closer look at it I really enjoyed it. I appreciated the creativity that went behind the image and how well the instrument represented the elephant. I even liked how the plants and the deer’s horns were also musical instruments. Along with the clouds appearing as notes, I did not notice these aspects of the image until much longer after observing the elephant.