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Deconstruction:

• Medium: Digital
• Materials: 1s & 0s and pixels
• Subject Matter: The subject of this image is the premature baby.
• Aesthetic Qualities: This image is attempting to be sublime, because it's dealing with a premature, aborted baby.
• Composition: The focal point of this image is the baby in the adults hand.
• Gesture: The baby looks helpless and distressed, and the hand that is holding it makes it seem like the child is being handed off to you to take care of.
• Formal Elements: This image uses greyscale with white text. There is a lot of texture within the baby and the hand, which makes it look very realistic.
• Lighting: The image is pretty light. The border starts out dark, and then it seems to get lighter as you make your way to the center.
• Dimension: The image is like a square, the baby is super tiny in a large hand. A lot of the text is really small, but the larger text pulls you in to make you want to read the ad in its entirety.
• Location: This image could be placed in a number of locations; magazines, posters, etc.
• Display: This image has a lot going on, but the baby and large texts encourages the viewer to take the time to digest everything.

Response:

This image makes you really sad because you're looking at a tiny helpless baby. It makes you feel horrible that this happens, and doesn't give any insight into why an abortion might be needed (obviously).