The photograph titled “Untitled (Michael and Christopher outside brick building)” was created by artist Ralph Eugene Meatyard in 1960. It depicts two children outside a rustic brick building. One child is standing motionlessly on the ground, facing towards a window of the building where the second child appears to be captured in mid-motion, blurring the figure and conveying a sense of movement or perhaps ghostliness. The window has an arched design, which provides a contrasting frame to the brick texture of the building. In the foreground, there is a wooden barrel lying on its side and an old chair, both suggesting a sense of abandonment or disuse. The overall composition of the photograph, with its play on stillness and motion against the backdrop of an aged building, creates a haunting and somewhat surreal atmosphere.
