Duitse militairen 1940

This album page of black and white photographs by an anonymous artist shows German soldiers posed in various activities. I imagine this photograph emerging bit by bit in a darkroom, like an idea slowly coming into focus. I wonder about the artist who made this. What were they thinking, feeling, as they arranged these images on the page? What stories do these faces tell, caught in moments of work and repose? Look at the crisp edges of the photographs against the dark background, each image a window into a different scene. The arrangement feels almost like a storyboard, each frame telling a small part of a larger, unspoken narrative. It reminds me of collages by artists like Hannah Höch, who used found images to create new meanings and challenge the viewer. There’s a powerful conversation happening here, across time and through images.