Flash in the Pan

No one uses flashlights anymore. We all use our phones. So boring and dull. Flashlights tap into our imaginations. Revealing the obvious and conjuring up the unseen. Giving permission to our minds to percolate on subconscious fears. Flashlights remind us of camping, dark starry nights, and horror movies. A rush of adrenaline as we anticipate what may lay behind their last shimmer of light.

Flashlights led us to personal connections with other humans. Guiding us to familiar faces. Showing us the way to our neighbours, friends, family—our community. Not alone, texting mindlessly by the halo of blue light. 

Inspired by August 14, 2003. Photo by Wendelin Jacober.