The scores of small diamondshaped panes of glass seem
to represent the fragmented
world. Notwithstanding that the
ideal parkland he viewed might
be of human plantation, the
stately tree silhouetted beyond
his
window
encapsulates
nature���s nobility, preeminence
and perseverance.
Fox Talbot���s achievements
would eventually, enhanced
by those of his inventive
descendants, record the most
hidden corners of the human
body, remote corners of the
galaxies and millions of human
emotions
memorialized
in
albums constituting an almost
infinite record of humanity, one
moment at a time.
Fox Talbot afforded us the
possibility of possessing in our
hands countless pleasing and
challenging views, no matter
what view the window actually
provides. H
