Man komt in aanraking met een spook 1885 - 1920

This stereoscopic photograph captures a ghostly encounter with a soft, sepia tone. I imagine the photographer setting up the shot, tinkering with lenses and lighting, trying to capture something beyond the visible. I sympathize with them; what might they have been thinking when they captured the image? How challenging it must have been, with all the limitations of the equipment, to create the special effect of the spectral figure. It reminds me of early surrealist photography and filmmakers experimenting with the uncanny. I admire their dedication to exploring the unknown, pushing the boundaries of what photography could represent. Just like painters, photographers play with light and shadow, revealing and concealing, inviting us to question what we see and how we perceive reality. Artists are in an ongoing conversation across time, and this image, with its playful ambiguity, continues to spark our imagination.