API 44532072 Suntura, TX 2012

Mishka Henner's 2012 photograph "API 44532072 Suntura, TX" is an aerial view of a landscape divided by a diagonal line. The upper right-hand portion features a field of green, while the lower left portion is an expanse of muted brown. A lone, stark white rectangle sits in the center, containing a small black object—a pumpjack. The photograph’s minimalist style, combined with the vastness of the scene and the singular, industrial object, invites viewers to contemplate the relationship between nature and human intervention.