Farm sleigh on road to Zermatt--40 Fotos 1941 - 1945

Editor: Here we have Robert Frank’s gelatin silver print, “Farm sleigh on road to Zermatt--40 Fotos," created sometime between 1941 and 1945. It's striking, a snowy scene caught in stark black and white. I'm immediately drawn to how the telephone lines almost look like sun rays. What speaks to you when you see this piece? Curator: Oh, isn't it lovely? The way Frank captures the bleakness and beauty all at once. Those frosted trees—they’re like nature's own sculptures, aren’t they? To me, this isn't just a photograph; it’s a whisper of a time gone by. I get a real sense of quiet solitude, don’t you think? Like life is stripped down to its bare essentials, a little world moving through the snow. What do you make of the human figures; can you sense their world somehow? Editor: Absolutely! I feel like they're almost fading into the landscape, blending with the harsh beauty of the scene. The snow-covered road is just mesmerizing and the high contrast feels very intentional. Curator: Right! Like a memory, stark and almost dreamlike, right? Do you find it poetic how the ordinary telephone wires add to the strange atmosphere? To me, this shot exemplifies what Robert Frank does best; he presents the unvarnished truth of the scene but wraps it in poetry! Editor: Definitely. I'm seeing so much more in it now. It’s not just a picture of a snowy day, but a glimpse into a particular place and time. Curator: Precisely. It makes you wonder about their journey, doesn’t it? About how different life must have been then, and maybe how similar, after all.