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I made these photographs in the spring of 2021in a spirit of optimism at the upturn in recent events; vaccines were rolling out, the end of the pandemic was in sight, a new president was about to unite our divided country. I began taking morning walks through Ithaca neighborhoods, marveling that everything appeared charged with a new beauty. The houses, the light, the blossoms—even the cars—appeared radiant to my hopeful eye. Alas, my enthusiasm was premature. We know now that we have more work to do. The photographs are a reminder—eventually, better days will come. Nine images from this series appear in SOAG’s January show,
I like how Harry captured the time when we all stayed at home and especially the different color houses with all the cars shining with bright colors next to them. It is like almost invoking a child’s play with toy cars ant toy houses. As if telling a story to a child for the time that we had in our past. Learning for the future through the lessons of the past.
It also makes me think about finding beauty in hard for us moments.