Vliegtuig van El Al op een landingsbaan met Hebreeuwse tekens op de grond geschreven, met een ambulance op de voorgrond by Anonymous

Vliegtuig van El Al op een landingsbaan met Hebreeuwse tekens op de grond geschreven, met een ambulance op de voorgrond 1957

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photography, gelatin-silver-print

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photography

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gelatin-silver-print

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history-painting

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modernism

Dimensions height 65 mm, width 85 mm

This small, black and white photograph captures an El Al airplane on a runway, with Hebrew text painted on the ground, and an ambulance in the foreground. I wonder who made this image and what they were thinking when they made it. It's not just a snapshot, there's so much going on in this image. The plane itself is a symbol, the text anchors it in a particular place and time, and the ambulance suggests a whole other story, of human fragility. What does it all mean? When I look at a photograph like this, I try to imagine being the artist, thinking about their process, their choices and how they might relate to their wider practice. It’s all interconnected somehow. Photography, like painting, offers a way of seeing and experiencing the world. It captures the essence of a moment, while also opening up space for new thoughts and ideas. It is a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations over fixed meanings.

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