Milan photograph: "Normal Corner (New)" angled to the right in a corner of Wilmarth's studio, 1973 c. 1973

Curator: At first glance, this image evokes a sense of quiet desolation. It's stark, almost haunting in its simplicity. Editor: Indeed. This is Enzo Nocera's "Normal Corner (New)," photographed in 1973. What we see here is an angled corner piece within Wilmarth's studio, captured in black and white. The use of the corner motif has historical connotations to the symbol for where the accused would kneel in confession. Curator: The bare corner piece becomes almost a mirror—reflecting the viewer's own interior space, confronting us with feelings of alienation and introspection. In this studio context, it perhaps speaks to the artist's solitude. Editor: It's intriguing how Nocera reframes such a mundane architectural element, a corner, elevating it to a site for contemplation. The photograph highlights spatial politics, dictating a prescribed position, a physical and metaphorical containment within the studio's architecture. Curator: I appreciate how the artist uses simple forms to trigger such complex associations. Editor: It makes me consider how spaces shape our identities, and how the artist's gaze can reveal these unseen forces.