Heuvels rondom Karlsbad, mei-juni 1937, Karlsbad Possibly 1937

This is a page from a photo album made by the Wachenheimer family in Karlsbad, May-June 1937. It's a little grid of small black and white snapshots, neatly arranged on a cream-colored page. The marks here are not brushstrokes but the crisp edges of the photographs, each one a captured moment. The texture comes from the contrast of the matte paper and the glossy photos, creating a subtle dance of light. Look at the way the photos are arranged, almost like a storyboard, each image offering a different view of the town. It's not just about seeing; it’s about how we piece together fragments to form a whole. Notice how the family have written the location and the date underneath the images, a simple act of archiving, but that tells a story of travel and memory. It makes me think of Gerhard Richter’s "Atlas," where he collected and arranged photos, exploring the relationship between personal and collective memory. Art is always in conversation, and even a family photo album can speak volumes about time, place, and the human experience.