Isabel Wachenheimer en haar derde echtgenoot Gideon Elon met onbekende collega's van Isabel tijdens haar periode bij KLM, 1955, Israël Possibly 1955

These four black and white photographs, taken in Israel in 1955, capture Isabel Wachenheimer, her third husband Gideon Elon, and her KLM colleagues. The arrangement on the grey album page feels intentional, like a carefully considered composition, rather than just snapshots stuck down randomly. What strikes me is the way the images, though distinct, seem to converse with each other, mirroring poses and echoing gestures. The light, muted grayscale emphasizes the geometry of the scenes, and the off-kilter angles at which they’re placed on the page give a sense of dynamism, of a story unfolding. Look at the photo at the top left - see how they are gathered together? This reminds me of the work of Gerhard Richter, who used photographs as source material for his paintings, blurring the lines between representation and abstraction, memory and reality. Here, the anonymous photographer creates a similar tension, inviting us to piece together a narrative from these fragmented moments. And like all good art, it leaves plenty of room for interpretation.