Else Wachenheimer-Moos zit met haar echtgenoot Eugen Wachenheimer op een bankje voor een rotspartij tijdens vakantie, 1922-1937, Duitsland/Zwitserland/Oostenrijk? c. 1922 - 1937

This snapshot of Else Wachenheimer-Moos and her husband, Eugen, was taken by a family member, sometime between 1922 and 1937. The photographic print, developed using the gelatin silver process, captures a moment of leisure, probably on vacation. The tonal range, from the stark whites of the sky to the deep blacks of the rock face, creates a sense of depth, with the subjects posed informally on a park bench. While seemingly casual, the gelatin silver process was the result of industrial chemistry, a key technology in the mass media of the early 20th century. Though this is a personal memento, the photograph speaks to a wider culture of image production and consumption. It reminds us that even the most intimate memories are often mediated by the technologies of their time. In considering such objects, we gain a richer understanding of not just art, but also the wider world of making and meaning in which it exists.