I understand; the image has geometric equilibrium even though at first glance one might think that it does not.
Sarah Moon wrote (and I can only paraphrase, because to find her relevant video, though I have it, would take me all day), "I would love to make a photograph where nothing happens, but for nothing to happen something must happen first." I reserve doubts about the logic of that idea, but as a supreme artist, why would she require the justification and burden of logic? So yes, I can accept that she would instantly know where your photograph was trying to lead her, quite without any need for captions or similar thought signposts.
Rob