2024 07 05
I’ve always loved visual cues that allude to passage of time. In winter time, seeing the footprints of a person on a snowy sidewalk reveals that someone must have recently passed through. I imagine it’s a bit like having the smelling abilities of a dog or the listening abilities of a whale. We humans aren’t so in touch with our senses as we simply no longer need any of them to procreate. It’s probably why artists are revered. The artists are the ones who still have the ability to tap into the senses and communicate things to a broader population in meaningful ways.
Anyway, that’s why I like this image.
-Clayton
Remains of tree, stuck in fence. Chicago, Illinois. December, 2023. © Clayton Hauck
I’ve always loved visual cues that allude to the passage of time. In winter, seeing the footprints of a person on a snowy sidewalk reveals that someone must have recently passed through. I imagine it’s a bit like having the smelling abilities of a dog or the listening abilities of a whale. We humans aren’t so in touch with our senses as we simply no longer really need any of them to survive as a species. It’s probably in part why artists are revered. The artists are the ones who still have the ability to tap into the senses and communicate things to a broader population in meaningful ways.
Anyway, that’s why I like this image.
-Clayton