Black-and-white view through a broken brick arch toward a palm tree, sandy shore, and sea beneath clouds.

Where Walls Open

MG-1486

January 2023

About this piece

A weathered brick arch frames a lone palm and the sea in this black-and-white photograph. Light reveals the uneven masonry and rubble underfoot, while the bright opening draws the eye from the enclosed foreground toward the low horizon. The contrast between heavy walls and open sky lends the scene a quiet spaciousness.

The story

In these first days of January, the sea remains a bright line beyond the broken wall. Light catches the edges of bricks, tracing the arch overhead and the scattered fragments below. Outside, a palm spreads its fronds against a cloud-filled sky, with low shrubs gathered around its trunk. The opening holds two different rhythms: the close repetition of masonry and the long, unbroken reach of water.

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