2024 07 05
Remains of tree, stuck in fence. Chicago, Illinois. December, 2023. ยฉ Clayton Hauck
Iโve always loved visual cues that allude to the passage of time. In winter, seeing the footprints of a person on a snowy sidewalk reveals that someone must have recently passed through. I imagine itโs a bit like having the smelling abilities of a dog or the listening abilities of a whale. We humans arenโt so in touch with our senses as we simply no longer really need any of them to survive as a species. Itโs probably in part why artists are revered. The artists are the ones who still have the ability to tap into the senses and communicate things to a broader population in meaningful ways.
Anyway, thatโs why I like this image.
-Clayton