A Curatorial Review of Rusty Water (2024)

Rusty Water (2024) is set beneath a bridge in Larsson’s hometown which with this context gives the photograph a nostalgic and contemplative feel. The rust coloured wall (and the water as well) along with the diagonal sunlight going through the composition guides the viewer and creates a calming scene.

Interestingly, the water’s colour and the bridge’s walls seem to merge, and despite the bridge’s artificiality, it looks like it is merging into the water as part of the environment. Understanding Larsson’s statement, “I want you to exist only in this very moment”, works within this photograph as the warm colours mixed with the light guide and bring the viewer to the scene. The calmness of the water set against the sun’s warmth thus produces a meditative scene.

Thus, the photograph is successful and allows the viewer to enter into the moment in an undisturbed and meditative manner.