Else Wachenheimer-Moos en haar broer Willy Moos in de tuin en de woning van Willy, met onder meer een buste van hun vader Hermann Moos, maart-mei 1932, Hamburg Possibly 1932 - 1933

These are two photographs taken by the Wachenheimer family in Hamburg, between March and May 1932. The first image shows Else Wachenheimer-Moos and her brother Willy Moos in his garden; in the second, they are depicted inside Willy's home, next to a bust of their father, Hermann Moos. The bust, a form harking back to classical antiquity, suggests more than just a familial likeness. It is a modern re-emergence of the Roman "imago," a practice where wax masks of ancestors were displayed to emphasize lineage and virtue. In both instances, the siblings are positioned in relation to the paternal figure. The bust's presence evokes a sense of continuity and memory, reminiscent of the "Erinnerungsbilder," images of remembrance, that Freud discussed in the context of psychoanalysis, connecting personal and collective pasts. The inclusion of the father’s bust may be a conscious or subconscious effort to anchor themselves, seeking reassurance and a connection to their roots. The images are not static; instead, they are part of an ongoing, cyclical process of memory, continually resurfacing and reshaping within the cultural fabric.