Balcony at Cambridge 1929

Curator: Oh, hello, let’s dive in! Editor: We’re looking at Ivon Hitchens’ "Balcony at Cambridge." It's an oil on canvas, depicting exactly what the title says, a view from a balcony, probably at Cambridge. There's a cat! I find the mood quite dreamlike. What strikes you most? Curator: Dreamlike is perfect! The soft focus, the blurred lines... it's like memory itself. Notice how the interior and exterior spaces blend, that dissolving boundary. Does it evoke a specific time of day for you? Editor: Perhaps late afternoon, when the light softens? It does feel like time is slowing down. I love the cat. Curator: The cat anchors it, doesn't it? A still point in a fluid world. Perhaps Hitchens is showing us how the most ordinary things can become extraordinary through feeling. What do you think? Editor: I see that, definitely. It’s about capturing a feeling more than a scene. Thanks! Curator: My pleasure! It’s all about the feels, isn’t it?