[Street scene, Lübeck] c. 1940s - 1950s

Editor: Here we have an intriguing gelatin silver print, a miniature street scene in Lubeck, credited to Laurence Feininger. It's so small, yet the narrow streetscape seems to stretch into infinity. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Well, first, I feel the pull of that vanishing point, the way the street just disappears, doesn't it? The cobblestones draw you in. It’s like a memory, a fragment, less about documenting the place and more about capturing a feeling, wouldn’t you say? A kind of wistful, Old World charm. Editor: Absolutely, the perspective is almost dreamlike. I’m curious about the lack of a specific date, though. Curator: That’s part of the magic, isn't it? It becomes timeless, a universal street. It could be yesterday, it could be a century ago. What do you take away from it? Editor: I think it's interesting how the perspective can change a space, compressing time. Curator: Yes, a perfect summation!