Untitled (medium format images of boy posed on bicycle outdoors) 1965 - 1970

Editor: Here we have Martin Schweig's "Untitled" piece, a medium format photograph of a boy on a bicycle. The inverted tones give it such a strange feel. What can you tell me about it? Curator: Note how the photographic process itself shapes our understanding. The inverted image highlights the materials used—the film, the chemicals, the darkroom. How does this technical manipulation influence our perception of the subject, the boy and the bicycle? Editor: So, it's about the process as much as the image itself? Curator: Precisely. The choice to invert the image transforms a simple portrait into a study of photographic materiality and its effects on our reading of the image. It makes you consider the means of its production. Editor: I see that now, it is much more complex than I originally thought. Curator: Indeed. Considering the process adds another layer to appreciate.