Untitled 2009 - 2011

This photograph was made by John Gossage, but I don’t know when! It feels like a record of something very ordinary. I’m drawn to the texture in this piece, how the house appears weathered and worn, but the metal is clean. There are areas of shadow and light that render the objects almost abstract. The chain link fence in the foreground especially. Like a very very loose woven canvas. But the thing that gets me is the color – those muted tones, the way everything feels slightly desaturated. It's not quite black and white, but it's holding back. The lack of vibrant colors adds to the sense of stillness and quiet contemplation. It reminds me of the photographic work of William Eggleston, who used color to elevate the mundane. Here, Gossage uses it as if to almost erase the image. It’s like a fading memory, refusing to commit itself to being anything other than it is.