When interrogating an image, as one constructs meaning from the contents of the four corners of that image inward, one must not forget to look at the margins and to infer what is outside of the margins that were deliberately excluded. It is, it seems to me, only when one looks beyond what is obvious can one see that which contributes to understanding. Considering the margins opens one to the unexpected, to the unseen, the unsaid. The margins and beyond contribute as much, if not more, to the overall interpretation of an image.





