DESIRE

"But the magic has survived as the power of radiant things over men….as radiant things give up their magic claims…they become transformed into images of gentleness, promises of happiness… this is the primeval history of luxury, that has migrated into the meaning of all art. In the magic of whatever reveals itself in absolute powerlessness of beauty, at once perfection and nothingness, the illusion of omnipotence is mirrored negatively as hope."

- Theodore Adorno

"Despite the fact they capture our attention, particular finite expressions of beauty are themselves powerless, as Adorno describes. There is no final resolution in a beautiful photograph because there is no final stopping point for beauty."

- Rachel K Ward

Who Created This?

Harry Callahan