This photograph was taken near Arcachon, on the Atlantic coast of France. The image captures a moment of leisure, structured in part by play. A child looks at a ball suspended in the air, their body paralysed by expectation, while two adults stand nearby, occupied with a simple, practical action. The ball seems momentarily still, freezing the flow of action and interrupting the passage of time. The sea forms a calm horizon behind them, placing the scene in a holiday setting. Nothing progresses; nothing is resolved. The photograph retains this interval, where movement pauses and leisure becomes visible as a fragile moment, briefly disconnected from duration — from the continuous unfolding of actions that would normally allow the scene to move forward.

* June 10, 2006
* Arcachon, France
* GPS: 44.662667, -1.164500
* From the series: Spirit of Earth — Leisure
* Object number: #39.FR-SEL.2002
* Olympus E1, 50-200/2.8 • Iso 100 • 200mm • f/8 • 1/250sec
* Photograph. 70×50 cm. Ed. 1/12 + 3 AP
* Print on Hahnemüle Photo Rag Matt Baryta, 308 g/m²