...and to draw a bright white line with light (Untitled 11.5) 2011

This triptych by Uta Barth, called ...and to draw a bright white line with light, is a photographic meditation on the subtleties of light and shadow. It feels like she's painting with light itself, capturing these ephemeral, atmospheric moments that shift and shimmer before our eyes. Looking at these three panels, I imagine Barth patiently waiting for the right moment, the perfect alignment of light and form. It's like she's saying, “Hey, look at this! Isn't it amazing how something so simple can be so beautiful?” There's a quiet intensity in her work, a sense of stillness that invites contemplation. It reminds me of the work of Agnes Martin, or even some of those hazy landscapes by Gerhard Richter. Barth is really tuned into something elemental here, something about the way light shapes our perception of the world. And in a way, that's what painting is all about too – trying to capture a fleeting moment, a feeling, a sense of being in the world.