Tiny mountains of foam

Shhhh...
London, ON
May 2019
This photo originally shared on Instagram

As a kid I played more with the boxes than the toys they held. As an adult, the boxes continue to hold a certain appeal.

We had just finished shooting a series of videos at work and were breaking down the equipment when I noticed this on the inside of one of the equipment cases. Cameras, lenses, lights and the like are both expensive and fragile, so they're surrounded by lots of soft foam.

It didn't take long for me to fixate on the repeating egg crate-like pattern, another trivial moment in a life spent largely trying to elevate the trivial to something more.

Because even the small stuff, like protective foam, matters more than we might initially think. Because zooming into the minutiae makes it easier to set aside, for a few fleeting moments, the overwhelming weight of a life that at times can feel like it's barely under control. Because when you add up all those small moments, pauses, and reflections, you end up with something bigger than the sum of all these seemingly trivial parts. Because wonder is everywhere.

A beloved writing prof of mine once told me to find inspiration in the margins. I'd like to think I'm carrying his lesson forward.

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