In one image a young boy sits atop a tricycle. He doesn’t sit on it as much as he leans across it. His leg extends outward as his head tilts in the opposite direction. He looks directly into the camera with intense concentration. In the slanted line of his body, I see the gesture of both a child and an adult collapsed into one form. Perhaps he is pretending to take his tricycle on the type of fast, dangerous turn that a racer would attempt on a motorcycle. Or perhaps he is emulating the posture of a grownup proudly posing with a prized possession. The leather tassels hanging from the handlebars are reminiscent of a motorcycle that an adult might ride. It provides an interesting contrast to the small bike that is clearly a child’s play toy.

In another image, we see a woman leaning against the front of her truck. It is parked on the side of the road behind her and it’s at a precarious tilt. The vehicle is intimidatingly massive, and I can imagine it barreling down the road. And yet, stopped at that unstable angle, I see fragility. I see an industry that is uncertain, a worker’s future that is vulnerable.

- Mia Dalglish

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