Isabel Wachenheimer in huiselijke taferelen met haar moeder Else Wachenheimer-Moos en een onbekende vrouw, april 1931, München 1931 - 1934

This is a page from a photo album made by the Wachenheimer family in Munich, in April 1931, featuring Isabel Wachenheimer with her mother and an unknown woman. The way the photos are arranged on the page feels intimate, like piecing together memories. The contrast between the crisp, rectangular photos and the soft grey of the album page creates a visual rhythm. Look closely at the handwritten notes in the album – the cursive script adds a personal touch, a whisper of the past. There is a snapshot of Isabel on a carousel. The image is dark, almost blurry, but you can still make out the joy on her face. The graininess of the photograph adds to the sense of nostalgia. It’s like looking through a window into another time. Like the work of Gerhard Richter, this piece suggests the beauty of the imperfect, the power of suggestion, and the importance of memory.