Monte Rosa, from Fallerhorn c. 1885

Editor: Right now, we're looking at Vittorio Sella's photograph, "Monte Rosa, from Fallerhorn." The swirling clouds and stark contrast give it a dramatic, almost romantic feel. What story do you think Sella is trying to tell here? Curator: It’s more of a whisper than a story, I think. Sella, a mountaineer himself, captures not just the mountain, but the feeling of being there – the immensity, the ephemeral dance of light and cloud. It's about the sublime, that awe-inspiring power of nature that dwarfs us. Do you feel that smallness looking at it? Editor: Absolutely! It makes me want to both climb it and run away. I see what you mean by a whisper. Curator: Precisely. It’s a quiet invitation to contemplate our place in the grand scheme. I wonder how Sella felt being there? Editor: It seems both terrifying and humbling. Thanks, I hadn’t thought about it that way before. Curator: Art’s funny like that, isn’t it? It sneaks up on you.