Eugen Wachenheimer die neerkijkt op zijn echtgenote Else Wachenheimer-Moos en hun dochter Isabel Wachenheimer, met Else die terugkijkt naar Eugen 1932

This silver gelatin print shows a tender family moment, captured by an unknown photographer. I'm drawn to the intimate gaze shared between the man and woman. I wonder, what were they thinking in this very moment? This photograph feels like a fragment of a much larger story. The anonymous photographer must have considered the composition, and the tonal variations to make this photograph so arresting. The texture of the photograph itself, the way the light glints off the surface, lends the work a tactile quality. The gray scale gives a timeless feel, as if this scene could be happening now, or a hundred years ago. Artists are always in dialogue, consciously or not, with what has come before, and with each other. This image inspires me, offering a glimpse into a shared human experience.