Lena Mattux - Poised - 04

January 31st, 2009
Model: Lena Mattux
Location: CoverShot Studio
Series: Poised (Between Between Light and Darkness)

More to come...


Is the dark space she hovers within some place beneath the sea, or perhaps inside her consciousness? Or perhaps someplace just shy of heaven, or wafting upwards from below? The figure is poised, between light and darkness-- more we cannot know for certain.

poise
Pronunciation: ˈ pȯiz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): poised; pois·ing

Etymology: Middle English, to weigh, ponder, from Anglo-French peiser, poiser, from Latin pensare — more at pensive
Date: 1598

transitive verb

1 a: balance ; especially : to hold or carry in equilibrium <carried a water jar poised on her head> b: to hold supported or suspended without motion in a steady position - "poised her fork and gave her guest a knowing look — Louis Bromfield"
2: to hold or carry (the head) in a particular way
3: to put into readiness : brace
intransitive verb
1: to become drawn up into readiness
2: hover

poised
Function: adjective
Date: 1616

having poise: a: marked by balance or equilibrium b: marked by easy composure of manner or bearing