Interstate H1, near Honolulu, Hawaii 2017

Curator: Joshua Dudley Greer's photograph, "Interstate H1, near Honolulu, Hawaii," captures a scene that feels both intimate and unsettling. What's your initial reaction to it? Editor: A sense of refuge disrupted. The sprawling tree suggests shelter, yet the scattered belongings speak to a precarious existence. There's a dissonance between the natural and the imposed. Curator: Precisely. The image implicates the viewer, doesn't it? It prompts reflection on the social systems that create such visible disparities, particularly within a seemingly idyllic landscape. Editor: That large tree feels significant, doesn't it? Trees are so often used to represent stability, family, roots—but here, it's providing shade over such impermanence. Curator: It serves as a stark reminder of the complex layers of inequality and the global challenges of housing and displacement. It’s about the human condition under late capitalism. Editor: The photograph invites us to contemplate the symbolic weight of “home.” It's a call to acknowledge what shelters us, and what excludes others. Curator: Indeed, a poignant visual statement.