Valencia, Spain 11 1952

"Valencia, Spain 11" is a contact sheet from Robert Frank’s iconic photobook “The Americans” (1958), which documented his travels through the United States during the 1950s. This particular contact sheet, taken in 1952, features a series of candid snapshots of everyday life in Valencia, Spain. The contact sheet format, displaying multiple frames from a roll of film, offers a glimpse into Frank's photographic process, capturing the spontaneity and immediacy of his observations. The contact sheet itself, often a tool for photographers to review and select images, becomes an artwork, revealing the artist's choices and the context of their creation.