Railway junction near Bois-Colombes 

Paul Signac painted "Railway Junction near Bois-Colombes" with oil on canvas. The railway is, of course, a potent symbol of modernity, progress, and the interconnection of spaces. Yet, here, it's not the train that captures our attention, but rather the crossroads. Crossroads appear in numerous cultures as a powerful symbol. This symbol is reminiscent of Hecate, the Greek goddess of crossroads, magic, and liminal spaces. Represented with three faces, she watches all directions at once, embodying the intersection of pathways and choices. Here, the railway junction, too, becomes a point of convergence—not just of tracks, but of destinies. We see a subtle but strong tension between the promise of the new industrial age, with its straight lines and forward momentum, and the old, the unchanging—a kind of subconscious nostalgia or fear. The fence, the little house: like a kind of subconscious need for boundaries. They are a memory, a feeling that connects past and present, progress and fear. This symbol evokes a deep, often subconscious, emotional response as a powerful force, one that is ever-evolving and circulating through time.