Wolk en bliksemschichten boven huizen before 1908

Here are some photos of clouds and lightning over houses by Joseph Norman Lockyer, produced through photographic means. What I find fascinating is the layering, not just in the clouds themselves, but in the process Lockyer used to capture them. There's a real physicality to it. You can almost feel the electricity in the air, the crackle and pop of the storm. It's like the photograph itself is charged with energy, a record of a moment when the sky was alive. The dark and light flashes, made by exposing the photographic plate multiple times, echo the unpredictable dance of nature. Thinking about art as a conversation across time, Lockyer's experiments remind me of Gerhard Richter's blurred photographs. Both artists explore the limits of representation, using their chosen medium to capture something fleeting and elusive. In both cases, ambiguity and multiple interpretations are part of the point.