Versailles, Grand Trianon 1902

This photograph of Versailles’ Grand Trianon was captured by Eugène Atget, though it’s hard to say exactly when. It's got this super moody, sepia thing going on. The light in this photo? It’s everything! Atget uses it to carve out the statue against a flurry of trees. The whole scene almost disappears into the background, and everything’s kinda fighting for space, which gives it this rad, unresolved tension. It’s like a drawing with light, a dance of tones. Looking at this makes me think of Bernd and Hilla Becher and their series of industrial structures, but Atget's got this romantic, human vibe. It’s a conversation between then and now, a reminder that art's always talking to itself. It’s never one answer, always a bunch of questions.