Round Subterranean Photographs
Located at the Summer/Best Metro Rail Station, these two round photographs by John Pfahl were part of an art installation coinciding with the opening of the Metro Rail in 1985. The entire effort cost $1.15 million - a staggering amount of money for the time.
The subject matter of the photographs appears to have been inspired by the underground layers of rock seen when the Metro Rail station was dug. The two round photos suggest to the viewer that they are windows on the underworld quite literally. It keeps in check the constant reminder that the passenger is entering and exiting the bowels of the earth.
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