Livia

Frederick Sommer's *Livia* is a gelatin silver print that exemplifies the artist's masterful command of photographic surrealism and poetic abstraction. Printed in 1978, the work reflects Sommer's deeply contemplative approach to image-making, where form, texture, and shadow coalesce into a haunting and enigmatic visual experience. The photograph invites viewers into a world suspended between the tangible and the dreamlike, characteristic of Sommer's lifelong exploration of beauty found in unexpected and unconventional subjects.