Flußgegend, im Vordergrund ein runder, im Mittelgrund auf einer Insel ein viereckiger Turm, mit Ruinen einer Brücke 1769

Jean Pillement created this delicate drawing, titled "Flußgegend", with pen and brush using brown ink. At first glance, one notices the ruins of a tower, an age-old symbol of power, solitude, and decay. These structures resonate with the concept of "Nachleben," the afterlife of images, echoing through time. The tower, in its ruined state, invites us to contemplate the transient nature of human achievement. Consider the Tower of Babel, a motif that has appeared in countless contexts. The image evokes a sense of longing for a lost connection with the divine, with a collective memory of ambition and its consequences. We find these emotional and psychological remnants embedded in the architecture across cultures. In our own subconscious, the ruins of the tower stir feelings of nostalgia and the relentless passage of time. As we explore this drawing, let us ponder the cyclical journey of symbols. How they resurface, evolve, and take on new meanings in different eras, connecting our present to the echoes of the past.