Untitled (bridge construcion) c. 1950

Curator: This gelatin silver print by Jack Gould, aptly named "Untitled (bridge construction)," offers a striking view of industrial architecture. Editor: There's a starkness to it, a kind of ghostly grandeur—the negative space amplifies the monumentality of the bridge’s skeletal form. Curator: Absolutely. Gould's choice of gelatin silver heightens the contrast, emphasizing the materiality of steel and concrete, the labor and the processes that go into erecting such a structure. Editor: It almost feels like a celebration of the everyday heroics embedded within infrastructure, the sheer will required to connect our physical world. Curator: Exactly! And it’s rendered beautifully. There is something so hopeful in its depiction. Editor: Hopeful, yes, but also a reminder of the materials and workforce that make such marvels possible.