Richard Pierce, Photographer, New York

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This stark black and white studio photograph by photographer Richard Pierce presents a close-up arrangement of industrial objects against a plain white background. A heavy metal G-clamp is vertically oriented, securing a wooden spool wrapped with light-colored string between its jaws. A loose end of the string trails downward across the wooden spool. Directly beneath the lower jaw of the clamp rests a single, smooth, rounded stone, creating a tense juxtaposition of heavy industrial hardware and delicate textures. The lighting is clean and direct, highlighting the metallic sheen of the clamp, the grain of the wooden spool, and the coarse surface of the stone.