QVB Staircase

Chris Tham on 2021-06-07

This is the grand staircase at Queen Victoria Building, but captured at an angle that reminds me of M. C. Escher’s famous lithograph “Relativity” (1953).

Escher’s famous work of art (part of his ‘impossible constructions’ series) portrays an interior space consisting of multiple staircases leading in many directions and opening up to different, light-filled exterior spaces. There appears to be multiple perspectives and taken as a whole the building and it’s various inhabitants seem to defy gravity, depending on which perspective you adopt.

The staircases in the Queen Victoria Building, on the other hand, are not impossible though undoubtedly impressive. I chose to capture them using a 15mm wide angle lens (Voightländer Heliar) which exaggerates perspective, at a dutch angle so it seems reminiscent of Escher’s multiple perspectives.

Posted by Chris Tham

Chris Tham is a co-founder of Visual Voyager Pty Ltd, the Principal Voigtländer Ambassador for Mainline Photographics and a Workshop Instructor for Mainline Photo Academy. She brings over 35 years of experience as a photographer to her role, starting with a Yashica rangefinder belonging to her dad, joining the Photography Club in school, and developing her own photos. More recently, Chris has been taking photos during her travels, and as a result has experienced some of the most interesting places in the world. Chris focuses on nature, street, and urban architecture subjects in her photography.

All Posts Website