“Clouds mean a lot to me because of their
lightness and because when you look at
them, they can be anything you want
them to be. They are very flexible, their
shapes are always changing.”
In images such as Princesses and Castle,
Pears fulfills her childhood dreams with the
tactful maturity of an experienced adult and
the technique of a seasoned photographer,
incorporating nature, crowns and castles to
achieve a rustic yet regal presence.
Another consistent pattern in the fabric
of Pears’ work is the appearance of clouds.
“Clouds mean a lot to me because of their
lightness and because when you look at them,
they can be anything you want them to be.
They are very flexible, their shapes are always
changing and they are constantly moving.”
Reflecting her perspective that magic can be
found within the simplicity of life, clouds
represent the fluid capability of the imagination
to reinterpret situations around us, enabling
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life and destiny to assume malleable forms.
This seed of thought is embodied further in
Pears’ Wings, where a man and woman stand
together, each holding a paper wing. “Everyone
interprets it in his or her own way. For some
people it’s a tale of hope and trust, for others
it’s a story of a relationship that is destined to
fail,” she ref lects. “I usually share my vision
of the story with my models, but I don’t tell
them my interpretation of it, giving them the
possibility to bring something of their own into
my final shot.” Just as clouds maintain a theme
in Pears’ art, the symbolic meaning maintains
relevance across her working experience, where
an idea itself becomes a cloud, shape-shifting
its interpretation with each interaction of both
model and viewer.