In art, a symbol is usually a solid, recognizable thing-an animal, a plant, an object, etc.-that stands for something that would be hard to show in a picture or a sculpture. A force of nature, for example, or an idea. A symbol can also stand for someone’s whole story.
I believe the answer is C . I believe this because for art to be balanced it must be equal . equal patterns, equal contrasting elements, and equal amount of items or visual elements. In conclusion by subordinating individual elements there would be no balance and the photo would be determined unbalanced due to the lack of equality