Irene's children--New York City no number 1954

This is Robert Frank's "Irene's children--New York City no number," a contact sheet made up of rows of black and white photographs. I can see Frank at work here, framing and reframing, getting closer, moving back, trying to find something. The sheet shows Irene's children in a kind of dreamy sequence. There are children playing outside, people at a table with drinks and cakes... You can see Frank's mind at work, trying to capture a fleeting moment, trying to find the right angle and the right light. It reminds me of the way I paint, constantly reworking and revising, searching for something that feels true. I see echoes of artists like Henri Cartier-Bresson and Walker Evans, photographers who were also deeply engaged in capturing the everyday. Artists are constantly responding to each other, riffing on each other's ideas, and pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Art isn't about answers but about continuing the conversation.