Real Estate #911714 1991

Henry Wessel captured this image, Real Estate #911714, with his camera, freezing a slice of life in time. The scene is bathed in a cool, almost cinematic light—the kind that makes you think about Edward Hopper or maybe even early color photography. I can imagine Wessel, scouting locations, waiting for the right moment when the light hits just so, transforming an ordinary house into something quietly extraordinary. What was he thinking, setting up this shot? Maybe it was the banality of suburbia, or a comment on the American dream. The pastel hues speak of something faded, a memory. I'm drawn to how this work makes me consider the idea of home. Wessel’s photo reminds me that artists are always in conversation with each other, building upon what came before, adding their own twist, their own perspective. This photograph leaves space for us to wander, to question, and to find our own meaning within it.