Kristine



In juxtaposition, two things are put together or side by side in order to create a third meaning. It is often used to enhance the meaning of something, or leave us with a certain feeling or idea in our minds. In this picture the children playing is being greatly juxtaposed against this military tank, //as they are are playing on it.// The image is steering us away from what we would normally envision in our mind if we were to see these two things separately. What we would normally relate to violence and war, has now become an object of play and joy. Essentially, what we expect to see is being altered completely by this juxtaposition, changing our perception and thus creating this third meaning. A totally new image is created of an area or instance that we originally would expect to see a disruption in peace, but instead we see children happily playing.
 * Children playing near Beirut, Lebanon, 1982, taken by Steven McCurry.**