Eekhoorn en huizen rondom een dal in de Zwitserse plaatsen Flims-Dorf en Flims-Waldhaus, tijdens een vakantie van de familie Wachenheimer, augustus 1936, Zwitserland 1936 - 1938

These photographs of Flims-Dorf and Flims-Waldhaus were taken by the Wachenheimer family in Switzerland, during their vacation in August 1936. There’s something so tender about these small black and white prints nestled in their album. The textures of the trees and buildings are so simple, distilled almost to a memory of a place. It feels like the photographs weren’t created to document anything in particular, but just to record a feeling. If you look closely, you can see the hills rising gently, and the buildings nestled in the valley. The light and shadow create a sense of depth, as if each snapshot captures a different aspect of the town. The handwritten text, in German, adds a personal touch, grounding the images in a specific time and place. It makes me think of artists like Gerhard Richter who also use photographs as source material for paintings, blurring the line between representation and abstraction. Art is about seeing, not just looking. It's about slowing down, paying attention, and finding meaning in the simplest of things.