Untitled (two women in dresses) 1964

Here we see Robert Burian's black and white photograph capturing two women in dresses. It's small, intimate, like a little window into another world, another time. I wonder what Burian was thinking when he clicked the shutter? Was it a candid moment, a staged portrait, or something in between? It's like he's trying to freeze a moment, and you know what, I totally get that urge. What is the relationship between the women? The texture of the image is so palpable; the grainy blacks and whites, the glossy paper, they all contribute to this feeling of nostalgia, a longing for something that's just out of reach. Look at the dresses, so evocative of their time. It feels like a little piece of a larger story, a fragment of a life, and you get to fill in the gaps. It feels like Burian’s invitation to engage, to create your own narrative, to join the conversation.