Untitled 1980

This Untitled photograph by Ursula Schulz-Dornburg captures a landscape where the boundary between earth and water seems to dissolve. The whole scene is rendered in grayscale, a classic move, lending a timeless feel to the image. I imagine Ursula, camera in hand, waiting for the right moment, the right light, to capture this tranquil scene. You can almost feel the stillness of the water, the quiet companionship of the animals resting in their environment. It reminds me a bit of the Bechers' typologies, but with a softer, more narrative touch. Ursula's really tuned into the poetics of place. This piece resonates with her broader body of work, where she's often drawn to liminal spaces, places on the margins, imbued with a sense of history and memory. Each image is like a quiet conversation, a whisper across time, inviting us to contemplate our place in the world. Artists keep talking to each other, across time.