Segal farm no number 1960

This photographic contact sheet by Robert Frank captures a sequence of moments at Segal Farm. I can only imagine Frank hunched over his camera, framing each shot, responding to the light and form of the landscape. The images run together, and I feel like I’m in the editing room with Frank, sifting through his thoughts. The grainy black and white tones convey a stark, solitary feeling. I find my eye lingering on the lone figure in one frame, juxtaposed against the dilapidated barn in others. It's as though Frank were thinking about Walker Evans, another photographer with a strong sense of place and of the individual within it. Like a painter layering brushstrokes, Frank captured these frames, each building upon the last. He seems to want to explore the texture and depth of the landscape. Robert Frank reminds me that artmaking is a conversation across time, where each artist brings their unique vision.