Go en Jan Kessler op een terras in Jonsdorf, Saksen c. 1910

This photograph captures Go and Jan Kessler on a terrace in Jonsdorf, Saxony, by Hermann Johannes (Boelie) Kessler. It’s a small picture, just 145 by 190 mm, so intimate, like a shared secret. I can imagine Kessler, camera in hand, trying to capture a moment of ease, a snapshot of life unfolding on a sunny terrace. The way the light falls, the casual arrangement of the figures – it feels so spontaneous, yet carefully composed. I wonder what they were talking about, what thoughts were swirling around in their heads as Kessler snapped the picture. Maybe they were discussing art, or politics, or just enjoying each other's company on a warm afternoon. It reminds me of other artist's explorations of life and lived experience, the search for something meaningful. Artists, you know, we're all just trying to make sense of the world through our work, to capture something real and true. It's a conversation that spans generations, each artist building on the ideas of those who came before, and I love that.