Tear in the Red World, 2024, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

Tear in the Red World, Gerrit van Ommering, 2024, mixed media, 20 x 26 in. / 50.8 x 66.04 cm.

Rust and peeling paint make fun abstract photo subjects, though the results often look like rust and peeling paint. But this ancient gas pump had intriguing patterns of decay, and experiments with color, texture, and contrast unexpectedly revealed a strange tear in an otherworldly red landscape.