Julius Moos leest een boek, gezeten in een stoel, met een boek in zijn ene hand en de andere hand in zijn schoot Possibly 1900 - 1911

This photograph, 'Julius Moos leest een boek, gezeten in een stoel...', captures a man absorbed in a book, his other hand resting in his lap. I think of the photographer setting up their equipment. It must have taken time and technical skill to set up the shot and capture all the detail. The man in the photograph is also a participant in the process. He had to sit still for the exposure, maintaining his pose as a reader. I wonder what he's reading, and what he's thinking about as he turns the pages. It must have been a collaboration between photographer and subject to make this intriguing image. This photograph reminds me that art is an ongoing conversation across time, and that it is a form of expression which embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations.