Layla Rudneva-Mackay

The photograph’s title gives very little away. It tells us only what is obvious to the viewer; that this is a photograph of grey stones and a piece of blue velvet. It echoes the offhand elegance of the minimalist set-up. Perhaps we should think about what the title fails to mention; there is someone behind the velvet – you can see arms holding the fabric aloft. It looks like a blue velvet curtain. Curtains and velvet have associations. In movies, for instance, isn’t there always something behind a curtain? Little mysteries at the very least.