Overstroomde straat in Parijs, op de achtergrond le Tour de l'Horloge 1910 - 1911

G. Dangereux’s small photograph depicts a flooded street in Paris, with the Tour de l'Horloge rising in the background. The image, in tones of silvery grey, captures a moment of quiet drama—a familiar urban landscape transformed by the intrusion of water. I can almost feel the stillness in the air, broken only by the gentle lapping of waves against the buildings. Was Dangereux thinking about the mutability of our surroundings? Or maybe it's simply a record of an extraordinary event. The surface of the water reflects the architecture, blurring the lines between the solid and the fluid, reality and reflection. I see a kinship with Eugène Atget, another chronicler of Parisian life, but here, nature has taken center stage, disrupting the everyday with its unpredictable force. It’s a quiet, contemplative piece. It makes me wonder what other hidden moments lie just beneath the surface of our perceptions.