“Eventually everything connects – people, ideas, objects.” – Charles Eames
The Cambridge dictionary lists these (amongst others) as synonyms for strings attached: boundary, condition, glass ceiling, limited, restricted. All of which seem to imply a negative connotation, but what if strings attached could be seen in a positive light, even beautiful. What if we instead used words like connected or entwined, to convey a deeper sense of connection between objects.
Either definition could be used to inspire a thought-provoking photo shoot.
Definitions aside strings attached could be used purely to create an aesthetically pleasing image, as demonstrated by these examples:
Sophie Daum is a fashion photographer based in Hamburg, Germany. Her main focus is menswear and men beauty, the most essential keystones of her work are realness and honesty.
“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.” – Anne-Marie Bonneau
“Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb.” – Jean Arp (Hans Arp)