Family in Provincetown 2 1958

Robert Frank shot this film strip, "Family in Provincetown 2," using, well, film! The whole roll becomes an artwork, like a storyboard, a bunch of images all kissing each other. It's like Frank's saying, "Here's everything, take what you want, it's all connected." The high contrast, the grain, it's like he's digging for something raw. Check out that image of the kid in the hammock, circled as if especially meaningful to someone. The starkness of the black and white adds a layer of seriousness, a kind of documentary feel, but then the kid is just chilling, right? It's that push and pull that gets me. Reminds me a little of Garry Winogrand, that grab-it-and-go energy, and the desire to capture real life, unvarnished, because in life the most interesting things happen by chance!