An analogue black-and-white photograph shows the side of a horse's back, but only on closer inspection. At first, the silhouette looks like a rolling landscape - soft and round, with a single 'tussock of grass' on the left, which on closer inspection turns out to be a tuft of mane. The dorsal line is dark and tightly outlined against a light sky, making the silhouette stand out sharply.
In the background, a burnt-out sun - a bright white, with no detail - is high in the sky, surrounded by a few stray clouds. The image is minimalist but charged with form and suggestion.
The analogue grain enhances the structure of the silhouette: you can feel the skin under the light, even if you can't see it. The boundaries between animal and landscape blur.
This photograph plays with perception. What you first see turns out to be something else. Its power lies in its simplicity: a line, a tuft, a spot of light - that is all it takes to form a complete, almost abstract image.
The result is both still and layered. A study in contour, light, and how recognition can tilt towards interpretation.
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