Living in a World of Black and White: A Gonzalo Malagon Retrospective at the Spectrum Exhibition.

Written and Edited by Adjani Williams, Last revised April 29th, 2024.

A photograph of a road taken at night with the right side of the road being illuminated by headlights. This includes, but is not limited to: A Speed Limit sign, a Train Track Crossing Sign, and an Arrow Sign.
Gonzalo Malagon, Modern Nature, Photograph, 24 x 32 in, 2024

“It comes up in my photos a lot, whether it be for myself, or… just, like, feelings that I have, or like how something makes you feel that way.”

Malagon, 2024

Throughout all my time spent with Gonzalo Malagon, I have yet to ask the one question that seemed so obvious in retrospect: why were his photos in black and white? It is simply astonishing that this was not asked about sooner! And yet, here we are. I, the author of these words and host of the past interview, and the seemingly small question that has escaped from my field of vision. It is a vexing, ever-present affair that requires the subsequent sink in time and attention, enrapturing akin to that of a piece of the puzzle that has gone undocumented and unsearched. Perhaps an answer lies within the details.

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