Vier personen in een automobiel te Quimper, op de achtergrond de kathedraal Saint-Corentin 1901

This photographic print, Vier personen in een automobiel te Quimper, op de achtergrond de kathedraal Saint-Corentin, by Delizy captures a moment with a sepia tone, like a memory fading into warmth. The photograph’s surface feels soft, almost velvety, which makes the scene feel a bit dreamy. The light catches the edges of the car and the cathedral in the background, giving them a delicate glow. It feels like you could reach out and touch the past, but it would slip through your fingers like sand. Look at the way the light defines the shapes. It’s not just about what’s there, but how the light dances around it. There’s a sense of depth and texture. Like Eugène Atget’s documentation of Paris, Delizy is documenting a moment in time, capturing a new technology up against an old one. Both make me think about how we see and remember the world, and how art can capture those fleeting moments in time.