Museum of Modern Art 4 1955

Robert Frank's photographic contact sheet, *Museum of Modern Art 4*, captures a series of moments, printed in monochrome on photographic paper. I can only imagine Frank wandering around MoMA, his camera up, catching snippets of life. Look at how he's captured the blurry figures, the odd gatherings, the strange stillness amidst a crowd. It’s all a bit like a dream, isn’t it? What was he thinking as he framed these shots? What did MoMA mean to him? I feel like Frank is always looking for something, maybe a way to express the alienation that he felt and that many people feel in this world. There is a stream of consciousness at play. It's something that other photographers like Garry Winogrand were after too. I wonder whether they ever talked about what they were trying to achieve? Maybe the conversation is in the work, an ongoing exchange of ideas across time, inspiring creativity in others like me.