Corallorrhiza odontorhiza- Small-flowered Coral Root 1931

This is Edwin Hale Lincoln's image of a Small-flowered Coral Root. It's a photograph, so of course, it’s about light, but more than that, it's about seeing. Look at how the light just barely grazes the stems, it's so subtle. He's not trying to hide anything, just show you something as it is. It reminds me of Agnes Martin, that kind of quiet, insistent looking. The whole thing is so delicate. It feels like he's trying to capture something fleeting, like a memory. The roots are so detailed and then the stems are these simple lines. What is he trying to show us here? You get the sense that he’s not telling us what to think. There's a space for you to project, to feel something, and ultimately, make something.