Mostar in Joegoslavië, april 1943 1943 - 1944

This photographic page titled, 'Mostar in Joegoslavië, april 1943,' comes to us anonymously. The gelatin silver prints show a place in time, captured with a sensitive eye. What strikes me is the overall tone, a study in greys. The artist uses contrast masterfully. Look at the way light reflects off the water, a dance between surface and depth. The buildings are solid forms. But the artist doesn't allow the forms to become too heavy. I'm drawn to the photograph in the upper left. It's the bridge, linking one side to the other, a metaphor for connection, maybe? It reminds me of some of Bernd and Hilla Becher's typologies, a kind of systematic approach. Art, after all, is a conversation. Sometimes, the most profound statements are made in the quietest tones. There is an inherent ambiguity, which I find quite powerful.