Amtrak Series. Train Shadow, near Boston c. 20th century

Curator: Rodger Kingston's "Amtrak Series. Train Shadow, near Boston," captures a fleeting moment. It's held here at the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: This resonates with a sense of transience, almost like a dream seen from a train window blurring past. The shadow anchors us to something real, though. Curator: Train travel, as depicted here, often stands as a symbol of journeys, both physical and spiritual. The landscape beyond becomes secondary. Editor: It makes me think about how our memories often function—fragmented, impressionistic. The shadow becomes the dominant memory. Curator: The shadow could also represent the unconscious, with the landscape the conscious world that barely gets a look. Editor: Maybe it's about acknowledging the journey, the in-between spaces, the fleeting moments of beauty—the art of simply being present even in transit. Curator: Kingston's snapshot invites us to look again, to see the symbolic weight in what we might otherwise overlook. Editor: Yes, and to find poetry in motion.