Ontboste berghellingen met schuilplaatsen achter het front in de Dolomieten 1916

Henri de Rothschild's photograph captures deforested mountain slopes with shelters behind the front in the Dolomites, and its sepia tones evoke a bygone era. The very act of felling trees to create these shelters reflects an intersection of natural resources and human intervention. The process of deforestation and construction, rendered visible by the photographer, highlights the complex relationship between environmental exploitation and military necessity. Consider the labor involved in clearing these forests and building the shelters. Each felled tree and erected structure represents countless hours of human effort, shaping the landscape to suit the demands of war. The shelters themselves, crude yet functional, symbolize both refuge and vulnerability. This photograph invites us to reflect on the environmental and human costs of conflict, urging us to consider the often unseen labor that shapes our world.