Isabel Wachenheimer in gestreepte ochtendjas 1932 - 1937

This small photo of Isabel Wachenheimer in a striped morning coat is held by a decorative frame. It's hard to say who the artist was, but it was clearly someone close to the subject. I like to think about why the artist made this image. The girl's slightly furrowed brow makes me think she would rather be playing, or maybe it was just the tedium of the photoshoot. The stripes of her coat are echoed by the lines of the radiator behind her. Maybe the artist wanted to find those patterns and draw them out. Photography is, in some ways, just another form of painting. Like paint, it is a way of seeing and thinking about the world. It’s a way of capturing a moment in time, but also of creating something new. All artists are in constant exchange, inspiring each other across time. Every artwork embodies an ongoing conversation.