Karavanserai tussen Derjaan en Teheran, Perzië Possibly 1925

This photo, taken by A.G.A. van Eelde shows the Karavanserai between Derjaan and Teheran, Persia. I imagine the photographer out in this dry landscape, setting up the camera, framing the shot. The building stretches across the frame, a series of arches receding into the distance. It feels solid and grounded in the landscape. You can see the dust on the surface of the photo itself, making it feel like you are right there. What I love about this photo is how van Eelde uses light and shadow to give depth and texture to the building. The arches cast shadows that change as they move along the structure. It makes me think about how artists, including painters like Agnes Martin and sculptors like Donald Judd, were all interested in the repetition of forms. Each module in the series, like each arch in this building, is the same and different.