The world is full of messages. Some are made through sound, as in the siren of a first responder or the cry of a hungry baby. Some are written, as in the “Sale” sign on the door of a souvenir store or the “End is Near” sign held by the doomsday prophet. Some are based on symbols, as in a red octagon stop sign or the steeple of a place of worship. Many are obvious and explicit. Some are subtle and hidden.
This story I imagine in this image is based on a subtle and private message. A hidden message despite it being visible for.
I took this photograph in the Old Town Square (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Town_Square) in Prague. The bars in the first-floor windows speak to the number of people who walk by those windows every day.
When I see this image, my focus rests on the lace curtain swaying out the second-story window. In that open window and flowing curtain, I see a message to the sender’s partner: Come home. It’s a powerful, silent message that will resonate as soon as the lace appears in the partner’s field of vision.
Clearly, there are other interpretations of potential messages being communicated by the curtain. Maybe it is simply the result of a welcomed summer breeze gently adjusting the curtain to its position outside the window.
The romantic side of me prefers the story of a message between loving partners.