Tak Ribes Sanguineum tegen egale achtergrond c. 1900 - 1940

Richard Tepe captured this image of Ribes Sanguineum, or flowering currant, using photography, sometime between 1880 and 1920. I can imagine Tepe outside, carefully arranging the branch to catch the light just right. It’s a dance with nature, trying to capture its fleeting beauty. I imagine him wanting to immortalize the delicate structure of the flowers. The soft grey tones create a dreamy effect, almost like a faded memory. He’s part of this tradition of artists trying to capture the essence of nature, trying to understand its language. It's like, what is real anyway? Is it the thing itself, or how we see it? Each photograph is a conversation. It’s about keeping the dialogue going. We all feed off each other, inspiring new ways of seeing, new ways of feeling.