Untitled c. 1947 - 1949

Curator: This intriguing gelatin silver print is simply titled, "Untitled," and was created by Anneliese Hager. Editor: Wow, it’s ghostly! At first glance, it looks like some strange underwater world, all blurry and dreamlike. Curator: Hager was a student at the Bauhaus, and the photogram technique, which forgoes a camera, was very influential. These darkroom experiments allowed for a new objectivity. Editor: Objectivity? I see playful abstraction. The inverted tones give a weightless quality, like floating memories. Are those flowers or sea creatures? Curator: That ambiguity is precisely what made it revolutionary. It liberated photography from mere documentation. Editor: I guess it still feels like a quiet revolt to me. So many layers and visual puns. It asks you to feel before you think. Curator: It definitely pushes against established norms. Editor: It feels as alive today as it was back then.