Untitled (house destroyed by tornado) c. 1945

Editor: This gelatin silver print, titled "Untitled (house destroyed by tornado)" by Jack Gould, presents a stark image. It is unsettling. What strikes you about the materials and the subject matter? Curator: The photograph invites us to consider the socio-economic forces involved in building, destruction, and the labor of disaster relief. The house, once a site of production and reproduction, is now deconstructed material, a symbol of disrupted capital. What kind of labor is being depicted? Editor: There are people in the image that look like disaster relief workers trying to help. I didn't think about it that way before. Thank you. Curator: Exactly. The photograph captures a moment in a cycle of construction, destruction, and reconstruction, highlighting the continuous flow of materials and labor within a capitalist framework.