Untitled (large family portrait, outside) c. 1950

Editor: This is "Untitled (large family portrait, outside)" by Lucian and Mary Brown. It's a small photograph, roughly 4x5 inches. The reversal of light and shadow makes it look like a ghostly gathering. What kind of story do you think this image is trying to tell? Curator: It's like peering into a memory, isn't it? This inverted image throws the familiar into disarray. I feel the warmth of togetherness struggling against the cool detachment of the photographic process. It's both intimate and alienating. Perhaps it is an invitation to reflect on the nature of memory and representation. Editor: I see what you mean. It's as if the process itself becomes part of the story. Thank you. Curator: Yes, and now, I wonder about *our* memories of this exchange?