Untitled (bridge construcion, long cables) c. 1950

Editor: This Jack Gould photograph, "Untitled (bridge construction, long cables)," presents a stark, almost ghostly image. The bridge under construction dominates, but in this negative image it feels fragile, almost temporary. What do you see here? Curator: Notice how the skeletal bridge form mirrors our own human drive to connect, to span divides? The cables, like lifelines, evoke a sense of both aspiration and vulnerability. It reminds us that every structure, both physical and societal, is built on unseen foundations. Editor: That's fascinating! I hadn't considered the bridge as a metaphor itself, rather than just a structure. Curator: Consider, too, the negative space – it gives the image a dreamlike quality. The bridge, in this inverted reality, becomes a symbol of potential, of futures yet unwritten, held in the balance.