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I would love to be able to describe this photograph, but I find that descriptions rely heavily on comparisons, and I am unable to find anything exactly comparable. The other thing that viewers expect is to know what was really in front of the lens. As the creator, (or the perpetrator as some might say) of my work, I maintain that the only thing that matters is what each viewer sees. Just as none of my images are identical, neither are any two people’s impressions identical, mine being no more valid than anyone else's. We’re all in this thing together. Not only that, but those impressions can change with subsequent viewings. That’s the way it affects me. I just can’t get them to hold still. That doesn’t mean that this image is a puzzle in search of a solution. Any solution arrived at is the correct one if it satisfies you.

To sum up, I quote T.S. Eliot:

“Oh, do not ask, "What is it?" Let us go and make our visit.”

AUTHOR: Robert Nugent (United States)

My relationship with photography has been twofold. First, a love of the art in itself, and secondly, as a profession. As a professional, I chose to specialize in art reproduction. I can’t begin to estimate how many paintings, sculptures, exhibition catalogs, etc., both for individual artists and for galleries, that I have done over the years. You name it, I’ve photographed it. Due to the fluctuating demand, I always managed to find some time to spend on my own work - the best of both worlds. Now retired from the business end, I’ve been better able to define myself. Although most of my work speaks for itself, I have always had a fascination with the abstract. I prefer those images to stand completely on their own, without any personal imprint getting in the way. My goal - letting viewers define for themselves what it is they are looking at, making the image pas much theirs as mine. While that, in itself does not guarantee that others, if any, will find them equally appealing. I find that they consistantly draw me in, never seeming them quite the same from one time to the next. I have also been told how frustrating people can find it not to know what it is they are looking at. Just exactly what was that in front of the camera? They’re not a puzzle to be solved. If they can seem incomprehensible, it is because there is nothing there to comprehend other than what each viewer perceives. I’d like to hope that that little sense of mystery might render them inexhaustible as well.

To quote T. S. Eliot . . .
“Oh, do not ask what is it,
let us go and make our visit”

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