Untitled (young girl posed sitting on and petting stuffed tiger in bedroom) 1958

Editor: This photograph, by Martin Schweig, shows a girl and her stuffed tiger. The image feels intimate, like a peek into a private world. What’s your take on it? Curator: I notice the image is a negative. This immediately positions the work within the historical context of photography's evolution. It's not just a picture of a child; it prompts us to consider the photographic process itself, and its place in shaping our understanding of "truth" and representation. How does the negative alter your perception? Editor: It makes it feel a bit ghostly, more like a memory than reality. Curator: Precisely. And what role do you think that plays in the public consumption of imagery? Editor: It is more thought-provoking than a regular photograph. I see now how the negative affects the image.