Jennifer Bishop “Riddle” 8/27/2020

When I was a brooding teenager, I studied a non-narrative film by Stan Brakhage called The Riddle of Lumen, and I felt drawn to watch it over and over. It was silent and comprised of slight moments, abstractions, fragments of scenes, spots of light. It’s hard to describe why I found it so mesmerizing, but I think that was when I learned that light is always the star of the show, and it poses its own questions. Which are endlessly fun to look for. I like to think this photo pays homage to that film and is its own riddle.