When looking at this picture the first thing which came in to my mind was the element of growing. Aspects of this image show growth through the fact that a baby is wearing a pair of grown woman shoes. The fact that a baby has been used which we know from the nappy, reinforces the idea of growth because the baby is the youngest form of life therefore has many years to experiment. This is why I think the baby has been out there wearing those shoes to give a sense of still being childish and not being fully grown as a man or woman yet. When looking at a picture with the element of growing, you would expect to see the colour green somewhere in the picture but this image does not use it at all but still portrays the word growing in my eyes, which is why the colour green is used for the word growing in my colour palette. Since we do not know if it is a boy or girl in the shoes we cannot be stereotypical and say it's a girl straight away due to just the fact that the shoes are woman shoes. The image uses very light toned colours for example the Pink shoes. The shoes give a sense of sensitivity and emotion in the image making us feel like the baby is going through different emotions through his life and does not know what he wants yet, which could be a reason of why the baby is in the grown woman's shoes. The image is taken with a close up shot focusing on the baby's lower body and shoes rather than the background. The background is also very simplistic due to the fact that there is nothing going on and you can't see ahead of you with just a rocky surface on the floor which could suggest that when your growing you don't know what is ahead of you in your future and  when your going to stop growing. The background can also be looking empty to put more emphasis and focus on the baby and the shoes.

By: Mohammad Reza Jafari-Fini

What is your philosophical world view?

What is your philosophical world view?


My philosophical world view is virtually conservative. I believe in Islam as it teaches us there is a higher power in the world which is above us all, the one and only Allah. The one whose forgiveness and blessings are extensive and unlimited. The one whose forgiveness and blessings inherent and eternal. My views and beliefs of the world are also related to particular things which philosophers Aristotle and Plato believe in. Aristotle believed in order to perfect your humanity, you must be the best man you can be. I strongly agree with this point, because as far as I know in Islam, in order for someone to get into heaven is by becoming the best woman/man someone can be. In Islam by perfecting one’s humanity, that would require a Muslim to follow the five pillars of Islam, which is praying, fasting, Imamat, giving the poor money, and hajj. Aristotle also believed in that knowledge is learned through experience, through the use of observation through ones senses and physical participation. I believe in this as well, as when were firstly born, us humans are void of information, and knowledge, unless we experience it through nature, or our surroundings. Plato believes that our only goal in life is resemblance to God, to come closer to the world of ideas and logic, and detach ourselves from time and space, including self-realization. On the other hand I believe as beings who have the freedom of choice we will be held accountable for the things we do by the creator. Now considering that everything including us belongs to the creator ideally we  would want to dedicate our life's to the creator. We should ask the creator to guide us all to make the right choices in life. Overall some of my views are kind of similar to that of Aristotle and Plato, as some of their beliefs coexist with the teachings of my religion.