Hollywood 53 1958

Robert Frank made 'Hollywood 53', using photography. I can only imagine what it was like to be Frank back then. He saw these moments, like in the middle row, these people in a pharmacy, and then at the bottom, an almost deserted beach with a few figures looking out to the water. Frank was like a restless spirit. He seemed to be always searching for something, looking for the real America, not the glossy version. I think he was trying to find the soul of the place, the undercurrents and tensions that others missed. And I guess he found it, but it wasn’t always pretty. In his pictures, I see a mix of loneliness and connection, beauty and decay. It makes me want to grab my camera and see what's out there. The world is always changing, but the human heart stays the same, right? That is what Frank seemed to find and what artists will continue to chase.