Embarkation 10 1957

This is 'Embarkation 10', made by Robert Frank, a photographic contact sheet, full of different moments. I imagine Frank wrestling with his camera, trying to capture something fleeting. What was it like for him to be on the move, seeing the world in snippets? I think he was trying to figure out how to translate what he felt into these little black and white rectangles. There’s a real sense of urgency to them. He’s trying to capture life as it is, not as it should be, and how that feels when things are transient. I can relate to this feeling in the studio, pushing paint around, trying to make sense of what's in front of me and how to show this back out in the world. Artists, we’re always borrowing from each other, tweaking, and reimagining ways of seeing the world, so the next person can come along and add their take too.