Untitled (soccer player, jumping, with ball on field) c. 1950

Editor: Here we have an untitled photograph by Jack Gould, showing a soccer player suspended mid-air, heading the ball. It's a small, almost ghostly image, printed in reverse like a negative. What catches your eye in this piece? Curator: The dreamlike quality, definitely. It's like a memory fading, a moment of pure athleticism frozen in time but also slipping away. The inverted tones make it feel almost ethereal, like a phantom athlete. I wonder what Gould was trying to capture – the peak of physical prowess or the ephemeral nature of glory? It makes you question what remains after the game. Editor: That's a beautiful thought. It's more than just a sports photo, then. Curator: Exactly! It's a rumination on time, memory, and the human body in motion, all wrapped up in a single, ghostly leap. Thanks, I will think of that from now on.