Switzerland 13 1961

Robert Frank made this sheet of black and white photographs, simply titled "Switzerland 13", to show all the in-between moments we don't often see. The images offer a glimpse into Frank's perspective. Each frame is like a fleeting thought. I find myself drawn to the materiality of the piece. The graininess and high contrast between the blacks and whites gives it a raw, almost tactile quality. In one of the strips, there are photographs of a crowd. Frank captures the mundane, the everyday, the things that might otherwise go unnoticed, like the way a person stands. Like a film reel, this work evokes a sense of time unfolding, reminding us that art is an ongoing conversation. This approach reminds me a little of Gerhard Richter, who also played with the materiality of photographs to make paintings. Ultimately, Frank's work embraces ambiguity, inviting us to find our own meanings within its frames.