Gezelschap bij een automobiel op een bergweg, vermoedelijk in de Dauphiné 1903

This mysterious sepia photograph, "Gezelschap bij een automobiel op een bergweg, vermoedelijk in de Dauphiné," was captured by Delizy. The photo seems to hover on the edge of definition. I find myself wondering about Delizy’s choices: the road twisting like a ribbon through the landscape, the boxy automobile, the figures posed with a mix of curiosity and awkwardness. Maybe they were trying to capture a sense of the new world that automobiles were creating at the time. I think of other artists too, like the early modernist painters who were grappling with how to depict speed, movement, and the changing urban landscape. Delizy’s photo shares some of that same restless spirit. But it's the way they freeze that moment in time that really captivates me. What were they talking about? Did they make it to their destination? It’s like they were just passing through and captured it all.