The People in the Photo (2013)
“There is an almost tangible chill hanging over the mound with its patchy grass, stone bench, time-worn crucifix and former chapel whose steps are now overgrown with weeds and brambles, from which a rusty arch emerges. A prolific wisteria that is beginning to fade completely conceals one of the walls, and its invasive, interwoven branches compete with an ivy for the territory. Both contrive to hide the base of the cross adorning the roof. At the left end of the stone seat in front of the disused... chapel sits a woman, her legs crossed. Her face is slightly rounded, especially her cheeks; her body has lost its angular sharpness. A round, black felt hat, slightly too big for her, partly covers her hair, now mid-length but still as abundant, drawn back in a ponytail. She is wearing a white blouse and a thick, shapeless woollen waistcoat. A pair of glasses with round metal frames dangle from a string around her neck, and an oversize reefer jacket, probably belonging to a man, is draped across her shoulders, its sleeves falling across her chest.MoreLess
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