08/27/2026
Ray Metzker, Mykonos, Greece, 1979
Metzker created the images in Pictus Interruptus (1976–1981) by holding an object in front of the lense while maintaining the focus on the scene behind it. He once explained his motivation for starting this series:
“I wanted change. I wanted contrast–something to resensitize the seeing process…I am looking for that unknown which in fact disturbs, is foreign in subject but hauntingly right for the picture, the workings of which seem inexplicable, at the very least, a surprise.”
