Untitled (highway and telephone poles) 1979

Curator: Lawrence McFarland's photograph, simply titled "Untitled (highway and telephone poles)," captures a stark American landscape. Editor: It's melancholy, isn't it? That endless road, the lonely poles marching into the distance. Like a visual sigh. Curator: The image speaks to the increasing modernization and standardization of the American landscape and, perhaps, the isolation that comes with it. Editor: I see the romance too, in a weird way. It's like Kerouac found himself drained of color, but still searching for something. Curator: An apt comparison. It highlights that tension, the push and pull between progress and the personal experience. Editor: It really makes you think about the stories these places could tell if they could talk. Curator: Indeed, it's a visual meditation on the evolving American narrative.