Against the Grain

At first glance, this photo is just one that caught my eye as I browsed through photos  in Flickr Commons.

But take a longer look. I assume this is a school.

What questions does it raise?

• What is behind those doors?

• Is what’s behind the doors for males only?

• Do the graphics encourage running in the hall?

• Does the student demonstrate being a risk taker by “going again the grain?

• Has this student been rejected from what’s behind the doors?

• Is this a visual metaphor for rejection? 

• What’s in the bag the young man is carrying?

• Assuming the photo wasn’t photoshopped, how can the floors be so shiny? 

•Mysterious. Curious. Perhaps a good story starter.