#meursault

excuse my shitty drawing and handwriting i'm doing this on my phone with my finger. Anyways is anyone else picking up what im putting down

there's something to be said about how meur (always talking about how there is more to the sun than its warmth/light) is getting a season ego based mostly around shadows which are cast by said light.

and also there's something to be said abt the season apparently only being called PUNCTUM, which is the part cast by the shadows of STUDIUM in the key art.

i'm sure plenty of people already elaborated the definitions of studium and punctum the second the teaser came out but in the simplest terms, "studium" is the broader attractive points of a photo and what the photographer wanted to portray - so the clothing, the choice of setting and lighting, etc. etc. studium is what catches your eye in the first place. "punctum" is the very specific emotional impact a photo has on YOU 🫵 as a person. punctum isn't intended by the photographer. it's called that because it's supposed to feel like a puncture, a surprising little prick like a needle. (or a gun, i guess. heh.)

ANYWAYS my point is that punctum, the more personal aspect of a photo and the season title, is being cast as a shadow by studium. similar to meur's whole new theming around shadows.

I'll be normal