"Untitled" 1993

Felix Gonzalez-Torres made this photograph, “Untitled”, and it captures a bird in flight against a cloudy sky, all in grayscale. I can imagine Felix looking up, maybe feeling a sense of freedom or maybe just peace, and then snapping the picture. It feels like a memory, softened by time, doesn’t it? There’s a loneliness in the bird’s flight, yet it also feels hopeful. I wonder, did Felix have any thoughts about other artists before he pressed the shutter? The way the light filters through the clouds is almost like the subtle gradations in a Gerhard Richter painting – blurry, indistinct, and full of emotion. Like Richter, Felix is interested in the way we remember and how those memories become part of who we are. For me, this photograph speaks to the ephemeral nature of life, which I think all good art should do. It's this gesture of looking up, capturing a moment, and sharing it that really resonates.