Your negative space is as important as what you choose to fill it with.
Negative: “Consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features.” (Oxford English Dictionary)
It supports and defines.
![Statue of a Poilu (French infantryman during World War I) at war memorial in XVth district/REUTERS-Charles Platiau](http://davidgriesing.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Infantryman-1-749x421.jpg)
Invites memory, healing and expectation.
![Views of proposed Memorial Sørbråten in Norway, to honor victims of 2011 Massacre/Jonas Dahlberg](http://davidgriesing.com/dev/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/jonas-dahlberg2-630x419.jpg)
Always leave enough space to fill with life.