,! ,SPIRAL ( ,POLICE ,VIOL5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,IT HAS REC5TLY COME TO LI<T ?AT OV] #c#a1 POLICE (FIC]S W]E ON DUTY 9 ,HAMBURG DUR+ LA/ SUMM]'S ,G#b SUMMIT4 ,( ALL ! FOOTAGE TAK5 ?AT WEEK1 ONE PHOTOGRAPH TRULY CAPTURES ! SPIRIT & QUALITY ( POLIC+ DUR+ ! ,G#b4 ,:AT IS IT AB\T ?IS PICTURE ?AT FASC9ATES US8 ,9 ?IS ESSAY1 \R >TS DESK $ITOR ANALYZES ! IMAGE1 ILLUM9AT+ :AT MAKES IT SO /RANGELY COMPELL+4 

,! EYE BEG9S ) ! CIRCLE ( ! BICYCLE :EEL4 ,A CIRCLE IS NOT A SPIRAL4 ,9 ! :EEL1 ALL SPOKES EXI/ 9 P]FECT T5SION1 EXT5D+ T[>D A P]IMET] ?AT CAN ONLY GO >\ND & >\ND4 ,CIRCLES FASC9ATE US BECAUSE !Y >E P]FECT 9 EXACTLY ! WAY LIFE IS NOT3 !Y >E /ATIC1 5DLESS1 UTT]LY SMOO?4 ,A CIRCLE IS A CLOS$ SY/EM4 ,A SPIRAL IS A SY/EM ( DYNAMIC MOVEM5T4 ,! ,FIBONACCI SPIRAL DEPICTS ! MA!MATICAL RATIOS ?AT ! GR[? ( CELLS1 ! DISP]SION ( SUNFL[] SE$S1 & ! $DIES ( WAT] 9 TIDE POOLS ALL HAVE 9 COMMON4 ,!SE RATIOS ORD] ! BRAN*+ ( TREES1 ! FRUITLETS ( A P9EAPPLE1 ! FL[]+ ( >TI*OKE1 AN UNCURL+ F]N1 ! FAMILY TREE ( HONEYBEES4 ,!Y >E ! FIR/ WORDS ( ! /ORY ( ALL LIFE ON ,E>?4 ,:5 WE LAY ! ,FIBONACCI SPIRAL ACROSS ?IS PHOTOGRAPH1 ! VISUAL RHY?MS ?AT CONVEY ! N>RATIVE SNAP 9TO PLACE4 

,ABOVE ! /ATIC CIRCLES ( ! BICYCLE1 \R /ORY BEG9S3 COLORFUL GRAFFITI1 A METAL F5CE SUPPLEM5T+ A L[ /ONE WALL4 ,ABOVE ! WALL1 A PROCESSION ( POLICE (FIC]S TUMBLES AS ?\< BL[N BY AN 9VISIBLE W9D4 ,! FIR/ TO PASS OV] ! WALL IS HUN*$ LIKE A BE>1 P9N$ TO ! SKY LIKE A CON/ELLATION4 ,EV5 AS HE RISES HE IS FALL+3 HIS MUSCLES >E LIMP & HE FACES ! E>? AS IF HELD BY AN 9VISIBLE HOOK4 ,WE CAN'T TELL H[ MU* ( ?IS MOTION IS VOLUNT>Y--IS HE LEAP+ OR BE+ PU%$8 

,! (FIC] BEH9D HIM REMA9S A MY/]Y4 ,UPRI<T & MO/LY HIDD51 HE OCCUPIES A DIFF]5T WORLD4 ,= CONV5I5CE1 WE CAN CALL ?IS ! PA/4 

,MOV+ =W>D1 ! EYE MEETS TWO MORE FOOT SOLDI]S ( ! /ATE4 ,WE'VE REA*$ ! TOP ( ! SPIRAL1 :]E A /RONG V]TICAL L9E BISECTS !SE FIGURES--ONE JUMP+ ) >M UPRAIS$1 ! O!R ) F+]TIPS REA*+ E>?W>D4 ,LIKE COMBATANTS 9 A ,BRUE<EL PA9T+1 !SE FIGURES >E FIX$ 9 AWKW>D & *AOTIC GE/URES4 ,WE CAN ALMO/ IMAG9E !M AS ONE P]SON DUPLICAT$ AT DIFF]5T MOM5TS ALONG ?IS C>T:EEL1 !N SPLITT+ (F T[>D TWO POSSIBLE FUTURES4 

,9 ! FIR/ ( !SE1 ! JUMP+ POLICE (FIC] L&S ON HIS FEET & /AGG]S (F 9TO ! UPP] RI<T ( ! FRAME--! QUADRANT ) PEOPLE & BUILD+S & PLEASANT LAWNS4 ,H]E1 ! BIRDS S+ & LIFE IS /ILL ORD9>Y4 ,! PO/URE ( ?IS /AGG]+ FIGURE IS FAMILI> TO US FROM ZOMBIE FILMS4 ,HE LUR*ES T[>D ! BUCOLIC SC5E4 ,?IS IS A HORROR MOVIE3 ! ?+ ?AT DOES NOT FEEL PA91 ?AT WILL NEV] /OP PURSU+ ITS QU>RY4 ,?IS READ+ IS BORNE \T BY ! FIGURE ( ! LA/ (FIC] WE SEE ON ?IS TRAJECTORY3 HIS FOOT HOV]S OV] A P]SON CURL$ 9TO A FETAL POSITION ON ! GR\ND4 ,?IS LA/ (FIC] HAS ESCAP$ ! PULL ( ! SPIRAL & HAS BROK5 9TO A RUN4 ,9 ?IS FUTURE1 ! MON/]S W94 

,TO SEE ! O!R POSSIBLE FUTURE1 WE RETURN TO ! CLIMAX ( ! SPIRAL1 :]E FATE SPLITS ALONG ! V]TICAL L9E4 ,?IS TIME1 WE BEG9 ) ! FALL+ COP1 ! ONE /RET*+ \T HIS >MS AS ?\< HE MI<T DOVE 9TO ! E>?1 AS IF SEEK+ =GIV5ESS OR ESCAPE4 ,!RE >E TWO WAYS WE CAN MOVE FROM H]E3 WE CAN FOLL[ ! LONG >C ( ! SPIRAL--?R\< ! RUNN+ (FIC] & D[N BACK TO ! GR\ND--OR PLUMMET /RAI<T D[N4 ,EI!R WAY1 WE >RIVE AT ! TANGLE ( FALL5 POLICE NE> ! BOTTOM ( ! IMAGE1 AT ! C5T] ( ! SPIRAL4 

,H]E1 AN (FIC] LIES FACE D[N ) HIS H&S TRAPP$ B5EA? HIM1 ONE LEG SPLAY$ UPW>D 9 AB&ON4 ,ANO!R RE/S HIS HELMET$ HEAD T5D]LY ON ! FIR/ ONE'S ANKLE AS IF CURL+ UP TO SLEEP4 ,! SPIRAL TI<T5S1 REA*+ ITS APO!OSIS 9 ! CROOK ( ! O!R (FIC]'S ELB[4 ,WE CAN IMAG9E ?IS ELB[ AS ! PLACE A WEAPON MI<T BE CRADL$1 OR ! FRAIL NECK ( AN >RE/EE4 ,BUT H]E1 ?IS HOLL[ IS EMPTY4 ,! PO/URE ( ! PRO/RATE (FIC] MIMICS ! VULN]ABILITY ( EV]Y P]SON EV] HELD TO ! GR\ND BY ! POLICE4 

,WE CANNOT SEE ! =CE ?AT FIXES ! (FIC]S 9 PLACE1 BUT WE CAN TRY TO NAME IT4 ,! SPIRAL GIVES US ! CLUES WE NE$1 REPRES5T+ ! DYNAMIC GR[? ( ALL LIFE1 ORD] )\T DOM9ATION1 ! POSSIBILITY ( ANY FUTURE4 

,IF ,ORWELL W>N$ ( A FUTURE 9 :I* A BOOT /OMPS ON A HUMAN FACE =EV]1 ?IS PHOTOGRAPH (F]S A GLIMPSE ( AN ALT]NATE FUTURE3 A ,FIBONACCI SPIRAL ( POLICE FALL+ & BE+ P9N$ BY !IR [N 9ELEGANCE1 9TO ET]NITY4 ,9 ?IS LI<T1 WE MI<T IMAG9E !IR LEAP OV] ! F5CE AS A JOY\S ACT ( SELF-ANNIHILATION1 BORN ( A DESP]ATE DESIRE TO R5D] !MSELVES H>MLESS4 ,LIKE ,ANTAEUS 9 REV]SE1 !SE (FIC]S LOSE !IR /R5G? 9 ! E>?'S EMBRACE1 & ?AT IS !IR SALVATION4 

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