Anthropocene Mountain - Framed by Tom Rossiter: June 26, 2020

Gray clouds above, molten gold below, as if the reflection got the better weather.

Anthropocene Mountain, June 26, 2020, is a framed photograph by Tom Rossiter, ca. 2020. Photographers have long used reflection and symmetry to make a known place feel slightly unfamiliar, and this series leans into that strangeness. The Chicago skyline sits on a green line of trees under heavy gray cumulus, with the sun breaking through between towers. The mirrored lower half glows in deep amber and orange, the inverted buildings lit gold. A wide, crackled black frame encloses the image. It is 33 inches wide and 33 high.

Summer in the city, seen from both directions.