The art of Frank Kunert and the null point revisited

 I get daily article from Colossal, I don't read them every day, but I enjoy them because they are quite image rich, and they are quite small and bite-sized. When I feel like reading something quick, and I don't have time for a massive art 'meal', they are like an art 'snack'! This article about Frank Kunert's photographs of miniature sets caught my eye. In particular, this image:

It struck me because it reminded me of the null point images I was trying to create for a while. I've never been able to pin down what makes an image a 'null point' image, but this image has it in spades! Looking through his art, a few of him images have it to some extent, but none scream it like this... 

Naturally I've been trying to work out what it is that makes it have a 'null point' quality. I think there are a few elements that are contenders:

• The absence of people, but with strong indicators of human presence - this seems to be a key element, but is not enough on it's own
• The strong sense of identity in the human presence, it's clearly someone's space, and is clearly precious or important to them
• The indoor setting, with a fairly contained view, but with the strong implication of other spaces - the fact that you can almost but not quite see out of the window
• The lighting - there's something about the soft shadowy interior with strong illumination from an adjacent space
• The grime - something about the grimy windows and walls speaks of human habituation on the fringes

I wonder if some of this relates to my childhood? I was a very solitary child, and spend a lot of time in rather dilapidated spaces.

I think once I'm done with the blog summary (which I need to do, eek), I will have another play in Blender with some of the elements above and see what I discover!