Bochum kazerne Possibly 1939

This album page, "Bochum Kazerne" offers four small, black and white photographic glimpses, mounted on a dark page. It's anonymous, and undated, which in a way gives it this open, spacious feeling. The images feel like snapshots, capturing a sense of place. In one, a couple of trucks sit parked, boxy and functional. In another, a solitary figure stands near train tracks, the lines receding into the distance. The grainy texture and limited tonal range gives them an air of memory, both specific and universal, like something found rather than made. I love the way the anonymous artist lets the mundane speak. It reminds me of the work of Gerhard Richter and his use of found photos, blurring the line between personal and collective memory. It's a testament to how art can find beauty and meaning in the everyday, in the simple act of seeing and recording.