Abandoned Log Flow, Lake Chesuncook, Maine Possibly 1987 - 1990

Editor: David Maisel’s "Abandoned Log Flow, Lake Chesuncook, Maine" is a captivating photograph. The stark contrast between the white logs and the dark background gives it a slightly haunting quality. What strikes you when you look at this piece? Curator: Haunting is a great word for it. To me, it whispers of industry's ghost, doesn't it? These discarded logs, almost like bones scattered across the earth, speak to a relationship with nature that’s…complicated. Editor: Complicated how? Curator: Well, there’s a strange beauty in the chaos, a sort of accidental art, but it’s born of something destructive, something…abandoned. It begs the question: What happens when we turn our backs on what we've used? Editor: That makes me look at it differently. It's not just logs, it's a statement. Curator: Exactly! Sometimes the most powerful art is found in the leftovers, isn’t it?