Russische kerk in Genève 1895 - 1910

This photograph of the Russian Church in Geneva, its maker now anonymous, is a reminder that art isn't always about individual genius. Sometimes it's about capturing a moment, a place, a feeling. There’s a tactile quality to this image, even though it's a photograph. The way the light catches the domes, you can almost feel the texture of the building. It reminds me of working in the studio, of how the physicality of paint, its thickness and opacity, shapes the emotional landscape of a piece. Look at the sky, how it seems to press down on the building. You can almost see the cloud, feel their weight. This piece feels like a conversation across time and space. The church is Russian, but the photo was taken in Geneva. It's a dialogue about cultures, about how we see and interpret the world around us. It has that open-endedness I look for in art.