Untitled (drivers drag-racing in tiny cars) 1960

Curator: This photograph by Jack Gould captures what seems to be drivers drag-racing in tiny cars. There isn’t a date associated with this small work. The dimensions are approximately 6 by 6 centimeters. Editor: It’s dynamic, isn't it? The composition guides your eye from the foreground racers into that hazy background landscape. Curator: Right, the materiality of the photograph itself – the color shifts, the physical film edges – all point to a specific era of image-making and its role in documenting leisure. Editor: The subject matter and photographic treatment evokes a sense of nostalgia. There’s a narrative tension, too— anticipation of the race. Curator: Agreed, the composition, though straightforward, tells a story about entertainment. The labor and industry behind the track and the vehicles. Editor: Absolutely, seeing it that way adds so much depth. Curator: Indeed. It becomes about much more than simply documenting people in miniature racecars. Editor: Perspective is everything.