Image Essay #4

The above photograph of stones from the beach demonstrates the gestalt principles called proximity and continuity. There are three small stones that are placed very close to eachother and then one larger stone which is far away from the other three. The three stones show proximity because there is not much distance between them. Their nearness to one another shows a visual unity. This is further amplified when compared to the larger stone, which not only is there only one, but it is placed much further away from the other three. The three stones also show continuity because there is a certain flow from one to the other and this also stands out more when compared to the lone stone to the left of the other three. If the line with three stones was to continue in either direction, I could imagine where the next stone would go because I can see an arc being formed. This is very much because of the continuity of the arrangement of the three stones.