Officieren van de Alpenjagers ontvangen orders van een generaal bij het begin van een verkenningstocht in de Dolomieten, vermoedelijk Italianen 1916

This photograph by Henri de Rothschild shows Italian Alpine officers receiving orders in the Dolomites, presumably during wartime. It's a study in grey, a palette of control, the kind of tonal restraint that echoes the military environment it depicts. It reminds me that making art, like war, involves a series of decisions. Each tone, each shadow, a strategic choice. The texture of the photograph, smooth yet detailed, almost feels like a map. I keep coming back to the foreground, to the crisp focus on the officers, the rest dissolves into shadow, a kind of disappearing act. It makes me think about the way history is written, who is remembered, and who fades into the background. Like any good piece of art, this photograph isn't just about what it shows, but what it asks us to consider. It reminds us that art is an ongoing conversation. There are no fixed meanings, just endless possibilities.