At the height of the pandemic, I remember walking around in downtown Chicago. It was desolate. Eerily quiet and void of movement. I imagined the bustle of people quickly moving about, each with their own adamant agendas, and somberly craved what had always been normal. It was as if time had stopped and in my mind I visualized something similar to the feeling of this photograph. This image is timeless. A completely unique, split second, frozen in time. It could have been taken 50 years ago, and I imagine that it might look similar 50 years from now. A nod to the energy of life in a big city that will hopefully never come to a standstill again.

Words by NATHAN MANDELL, Photographer/Chicago
光と影の幻想動と静止の一体感は個々の想像を駆り立てる // Illusions of light and shadow // Unity of motion and stillness // Mysterious expressions and images guide our imaginations

Words by KYOKO SUZUKI CROGHAN, Artist

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光と影の幻想 動と静止の一体感は 個々の想像を駆り立てる // Illusions of light and shadow // Unity of motion and stillness // Mysterious expressions and images guide our imaginations

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光と影の幻想動と静止の一体感は個々の想像を駆り立てる // Illusions of light and shadow // Unity of motion and stillness // Mysterious expressions and images guide our imaginations