Young Couple in a Backyard on a Summer’s Day Possibly 1975 - 2012

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen captured this stark photograph, "Young Couple in a Backyard on a Summer's Day." The bare brick wall looms large, almost a character itself, bearing witness to the human drama unfolding before it. Observe the dartboard: a circle of targets, laden with symbolic weight. Across cultures and epochs, the circle has signified wholeness and perfection. Here, the punctured surface of the dartboard hints at aspirations and attempts at accuracy, a constant striving for a goal. The wall brings to mind ancient city walls, boundaries between safety and the unknown. This motif echoes through time, seen in Renaissance frescoes of besieged cities and modern street art that reclaims urban spaces. The wall’s enduring presence is a reminder of our species’ perennial quest for order and protection against chaos. The wall and dartboard are more than mere backdrop. They resonate as timeless symbols, carrying collective memory of human desires.