Untitled 1992

This gelatin silver print, by Thomas Roma, it’s almost like a memory, isn't it? A monochrome moment caught in time. The woman's hands are mid-clap, a gesture of praise maybe, or just simple human connection. And behind her, those words on the wall – fragments of scripture – they're not just decoration, they're part of the story. I wonder what Roma was thinking when he snapped this shot. Was he drawn to the rhythm of the service, the shared experience of faith? Or was it something more personal, a reflection on belief and belonging? I think about other artists who have worked with found imagery, like Sherrie Levine, appropriating and recontextualizing. But Roma's not just copying; he's finding something new, something deeply human in the everyday. We're all just remixing, reinterpreting, trying to make sense of the world, one image at a time.