Untitled (girl and doll next to tree) c. 1950

Editor: So, this snapshot, "Untitled (girl and doll next to tree)" by Lucian and Mary Brown, is an intriguing little image. There's something a bit haunting about the inverted tones. What do you make of its mood? Curator: It’s funny, isn’t it? How reversing the light can flip our feelings about a scene. For me, it evokes a sense of memory, a dream perhaps, caught in a moment of stillness. Almost like a half-forgotten lullaby, don't you think? Editor: That's a lovely way to put it. I hadn't considered it in that light. Curator: Photography has that power, doesn't it? To capture and transform. It makes you wonder about the relationship between the girl and her doll. What secrets are they sharing beneath that tree? Editor: Exactly! Now I see it too! Thank you.