Gezicht op de sectie landbouw in het Franse deel van de Wereldtentoonstelling van 1905 in Luik 1905

This photograph captures the French agriculture section at the 1905 World Fair in Liege, Belgium, and was made by an anonymous photographer. The sepia tones here give the image a faded, vintage feel, making me think about how photography itself is a process of documenting and preserving a moment in time. I’m drawn to the architecture, the way it’s both solid and ornate, a real feat of construction that looks like it’s been softened and aged by light and shadow. Look at the flags hanging from the roof, the statues perched on top. They're all rendered in such delicate detail, it's as if the photographer was trying to capture not just the building but also the feeling, the energy of the place. The figures in the foreground are frozen in time. They're a reminder that art is always about capturing a fleeting moment, a particular way of seeing the world that's always changing. Think about the work of Eugène Atget or Walker Evans, photographers who documented the changing urban landscape with a similar eye for detail and social observation.