ABSTRACT
At the same moment that we perceive the identity of an object within a frame, we are also aware of the spatial relationship between the object and the frame. These frame ‘fields of forces’ exert pressure on the objects contained within the frame and all adjustment to the composition of a group of visual elements will be arranged with reference to these pressures. Different placement of the subject within the frame’s ‘field of forces’ can therefore induce a perceptual feeling of equilibrium, of motion or of ambiguity.
