Untitled (Person in shower) 1974

This photograph was made by an anonymous artist, but it's dated July '74. There is a figure behind a shower curtain, a simple moment, captured. I imagine the artist thinking about the way light filters and distorts. Maybe they are thinking about how the everyday is full of hidden beauty, or how the domestic can be strange and unfamiliar. They’ve chosen to work with an ordinary camera and film. It’s not about technical perfection. It's about intimacy and feeling, and how to capture the ethereal quality of light and water. The artist may have been influenced by other image-makers who looked at private, personal moments and experimented with light. This image is a testament to the power of simple observations and the beauty of everyday life.