Produced in 2018, "Image of a Thing" exemplifies Kelly Akashi's rigorous investigation into materiality, indexicality, and the photographic trace. Working in the tradition of the cameraless photograph, Akashi places objects directly onto light-sensitive paper and exposes them to light, yielding a chromogenic photogram that records physical presence without the mediation of a lens. The resulting image holds a ghostly yet concrete quality, hovering between documentation and abstraction, between what a thing is and what it leaves behind. Presented in a walnut artist's frame, the work extends its engagement with natural materials into three dimensions, treating the frame not as neutral housing but as a continuation of the object's tactile and conceptual language. Akashi, who works across sculpture, photography, and casting, consistently interrogates how the body and the physical world make impressions on one another, and this photogram distills that preoccupation into a single, quiet gesture. The chromogenic process lends the surface a richness and tonal depth that distinguishes it from silver gelatin predecessors, giving the work a luminous warmth that rewards close looking. At 50.8 by 40.6 centimeters, the scale is intimate and direct, inviting the viewer into a focused, unhurried encounter with form and light. The work is hand-signed by the artist and is in excellent condition. Collectors should note that the walnut artist's frame shown is not included with the lot, and dimensions refer to the framed presentation at 20 by 16 by 1.5 inches. This piece comes to market through the Venice Art Walk Benefit Auction, offering an accessible point of entry into the work of an artist with a strong and growing institutional presence.