《Hands In The Shade》

• Photographer
  Yixuan Wang

My first encounter with the shot was a glimpse of dark-in the roll of newly developed film, I nearly missed it. Days later, staring, something shifted:a memory scene surged. Years ago, my best friend and I crossed the road hand in hand, car lights streaking, our overlapping hands hidden in the shade between our bodies. One gripped first, then the other—fingers tightening back, a quiet echo. Trust passed, taken, in the dark. I’ve forgotten the bond in the shot. Mother-daughter? Lovers? Friends? Dark speaks closer than light. In one moment, like static, feeling the subtle, unspoken connection.