St. Lawrence's Church, Besselsleigh before 1912

This photograph of St. Lawrence's Church in Besselsleigh, taken by Henry Taunt, feels like a quiet observation. I imagine Taunt, setting up his camera, maybe feeling a kinship with the building itself – both standing as witnesses to time. The soft greys and blacks create an atmosphere, like a memory. The way the trees frame the church reminds me of Diebenkorn's compositions. The texture of the print, the way the light catches certain details, makes me think about the physicality of the medium. The light is so important. It makes me think that artists, like Taunt, are always in conversation with each other across time, inspiring each other's creativity. Painting and photography are like a form of embodied expression, allowing for multiple interpretations and meanings.