The great thing about this statement is that it applies both literally and figuratively. 'Framing the view' can just as easily be about a particular event, a moment in history or a situation. Not just the physical environment on the battlefield.

When I chose to build my Morris CS8 in an interwar situation in Palestine, I was definitely thinking about the continuing catastrophe wrought by colonial powers in the region, dating back millenia. I could have made it overtly political, but that wasn't my intent. I was pleased to show that particular vehicle in use by the Black Watch, and the situation was a different lens through which to view the Morris, rumbling through the streets of Jerusalem.