Week #3 "A pattern emerges....where do I go from here?"

This photograph was taken at the Claire Trevor School of the arts outside Cyber Cafe and the Drama Department. In this picture I am taken by the shadow of a tree which forms a big beautiful pattern on the ground. What came to my mind when I saw this pattern was the idea of binary oppositions: dark/light, white/black, good/evil, warm/cold, happiness/sadness, summer/winter, day/night etc. I am also captivated by how the shadow of my arms and camera show and fill this pattern. I am inspired to experiment with a theatre piece that incorporates shadows and infuses the contrast/juxtaposition of darkness and light. In our first class we learned that Lekos/ Gobos can create shapes, texture/ patterns. And I have seen this on stage in a piece called 'Beautiful Me' by South African master Choreographer Gregory Maqoma (with choreographic contribution by Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoiu). Here is theYoutube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BDtgpobPzk

Please look at the pattern on the stage floor from 00:52 to 01:32.