No. 374, Mars - Avril 2006

Jean-Luc Mylayne made this image, No. 374, Mars - Avril, by placing his camera just so, to capture something that shifts just enough to be magical. I'm thinking about the birds. They are not quite in focus. I wonder, are they about to take flight, or are they mid-step? Are they thinking about how to fly, or are they deep in thought about how to walk? Maybe Mylayne is thinking about all of this too. And maybe that’s why the birds are here, together, as a pair, close to one another. The muted colours of the landscape hum around them like a quiet song. How did the artist get here, to this specific place and moment, to see this? How long did they wait? Did they plan it? Maybe the artist is asking questions like these of themselves. This is what all artists ask each other, across time, and I think the birds know this too.