Twee prentbriefkaarten ter gelegenheid van het huwelijk van de prins George en prinses Marina en ter nagedachtenis van prins Hendrik 1934

Here we have two commemorative postcards, likely made with a camera and darkroom process by Elliott & Fry, sometime in the early 20th century. I see these small cards, and I think about capturing a moment, almost like a painter trying to catch a feeling on canvas. The top image is from a royal wedding. All the figures stand together, with their solemn expressions. The picture itself is about ceremony, solemnity, and family. The bottom image is of a man on the telephone, and it makes me feel like the artist was trying to say something about the role of technology in communication or something. I wonder, what was Elliott & Fry trying to say? There’s a painter called Marlene Dumas who uses found photographs as the basis of her paintings. She once wrote that 'the choice of the image is crucial. It determines almost everything.' I wonder, what was it about these images that inspired whoever compiled this album to put them here next to one another?