Sculptor Guigioli, friend of Robert Delpire--Paris 7 1960

Robert Frank captured this filmstrip, titled 'Sculptor Guigioli, friend of Robert Delpire--Paris 7,' sometime during his time in Paris. I'm thinking about the artist here, shooting away, and the way the celluloid unspools and captures these moments in time, like a painter layering colors. What’s so fascinating about this piece is the way Frank is in conversation with these other artists – the sculptor Guigioli, the publisher Delpire – they’re all part of this creative ecosystem. The light and shadow play across the film like thick and thin paint, creating these almost abstract compositions. It reminds me of my own practice, how one mark leads to another, a constant back-and-forth. It's like Frank is sculpting with light, carving out these fleeting moments and preserving them on film. There’s a real sense of spontaneity and intuition at play here, a feeling that Frank is just following his nose, capturing what catches his eye. It’s this openness to chance and accident that makes the work so compelling.