From the bus 91 1958

Robert Frank captured this gelatin silver print, "From the bus 91", at an unknown date. What a collection of moments! I see the journey of a film roll, a series of urban moments suspended in monochrome. I'm imagining Frank on the bus, clicking away, composing a narrative through the lens. Each frame, a glimpse into the life of the city, layered and juxtaposed. I see snippets of crowds, architecture, and fleeting expressions. He’s not just documenting; he's sifting through reality, curating it, like editing life itself. As a painter, I think of the way Frank crops a shot, and I see a process of selection and framing, similar to the way painters isolate and emphasize elements within their compositions. Frank’s work, like all great art, keeps inspiring new ways of seeing.