Untitled 2009 - 2011

John Gossage made this untitled photograph, and well, it’s hard not to see it as a kind of ready-made sculpture. I like the casualness of the scene, the way the light hits the building, and the makeshift repairs to the broken window. I wonder what Gossage was thinking when he captured this moment. Was he drawn to the way the wooden planks form a kind of geometric composition against the flat surface? The muted colors create a sense of faded beauty, like an old memory slowly fading over time. And the rough texture of the wood and concrete adds a tactile quality to the image, making you want to reach out and touch it. For me, this photograph is also about seeing beauty in unexpected places. It reminds me that art can be found anywhere, if we take the time to look. It’s like a conversation between the artist and the world, a way of finding inspiration in the ordinary.