North Peak 2009

Editor: Michael Cherney's "North Peak" is a striking photograph, towering at over 35 inches, but it's swathed in this misty, almost ethereal quality. It feels ancient. What whispers do you hear in it? Curator: I hear the echoes of Song Dynasty landscape painting, that delicate dance between ink and paper, conjuring mountains that loom and fade in the mist. Cherney, though working with a camera, seems to breathe the same air as those masters. Editor: So, he's not just taking a picture, he's having a conversation with art history? Curator: Precisely! He's using photography to reimagine a classical ideal, blurring the line between what is captured and what is imagined. It’s a meditation on time, tradition, and our fleeting encounter with the sublime. Editor: Wow, I'll never look at a landscape photo the same way again.