Gezicht op een kloof in Bozouls 1903

This small sepia-toned photograph captures a view of a dramatic gorge in Bozouls, France, by an artist named Delizy. The image, with its limited palette, feels both immediate and distant. Look at how the light catches the edges of the cliffs, creating a soft, almost blurry effect. It makes me think about the process of photography itself – how the light-sensitive materials record the world, but also transform it. You know, the way you can never really capture the real thing. The texture of the image is so interesting, too. You have the roughness of the rocks and the foliage, contrasted with the smooth, almost dreamy quality of the sky. It’s like the photograph is trying to hold onto the physical world, but also let it dissolve into something more ephemeral. This photograph reminds me of some of the landscape paintings by Gustave Courbet, who was also interested in capturing the raw, untamed beauty of nature. There's always a conversation happening between images, some kind of cross-pollination.