Noir artwork: open drawer full of papers
Film noir photo: hard backlight, stripes thrown by blinds, the ground falling into black, grain.
A drawer is pulled out with folded sheets and folders standing in a close row inside. The paper edges are pale and the wood dark. The light falls from above and the shadows are soft.
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From the series “Mapmakers in a cellar”
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