Untitled (two little girls next to sandbox) c. 1950

Editor: Here we have an untitled photograph by John Howell, showcasing two little girls beside a sandbox. The high-contrast negative seems to give this otherwise charming scene a slightly eerie feel. What's your take on it? Curator: Well, sometimes the most unsettling images burrow their way into our memories the deepest. This photograph, with its ghostly, inverted tones, whispers of forgotten childhoods and the bittersweet passage of time. It reminds me of trying to recall a dream, the details fading even as you grasp for them. Do you feel that sense of something just out of reach? Editor: Yes, I do. Thank you, it helps me to see it in a new light.