Untitled (La Jolla Museum) 1973

Ron Cooper made this ‘Untitled (La Jolla Museum)’ and I wonder how he might have felt making this work. He seems like a very curious experimenter. What I love about this photograph is that it feels cool, quiet, and introspective. The light seems to be the only object. You can almost imagine Ron Cooper seeing something special in that light and wanting to capture it in his own way. It makes me think about other artists who have explored light and space like James Turrell, and the way light can transform a space, or even create the illusion of space where there is none. Light can be an object of intense feeling, and the way Cooper has captured it here is like he's found a way to make the invisible visible. Artists are always responding to each other across time, borrowing ideas, and pushing the boundaries of what art can be. It opens up endless possibilities for how we see, think, and experience the world.