Isabel Wachenheimer gezeten achter een schrijfmachine 1945 - 1963

Here's a silver gelatin print of Isabel Wachenheimer sitting behind a typewriter, by an unknown artist at an unknown date. I imagine the artist with a camera in hand, coaxing the sitter to look natural, to look busy, as if she were undisturbed, mid-sentence, or thought. The keys of the typewriter are dark and shiny, the product of constant touch, each letter imprinted onto the page in a rhythmic beat. You can almost hear the clatter of the keys and the ping of the carriage return. I feel the artist is asking questions about how we construct ourselves. This image reminds me of other artists who use photography as a way of capturing fleeting moments. Like Gerhard Richter's blurred photos, this artist captures a sense of movement and change. But unlike Richter, this artist seems more interested in capturing a sense of intimacy and connection. We can think of artists as being in a continuous conversation, inspiring each other across time. What happens in one medium often reflects the ideas of another, each artist informing and expanding our understanding of art.