Isabel Wachenheimer in de tuin van de woning van de familie Wachenheimer aan de Hauptmannsreute met haar ouders Else Wachenheimer-Moos en Eugen Wachenheimer, 1936-1937, Stuttgart 1936 - 1937

This photo of Isabel Wachenheimer with her parents was taken in their garden in Stuttgart sometime between 1936 and 1937, probably with a simple camera. What strikes me is how the image is caught in time. There's a formality, yet a kind of quiet intimacy as the family poses together. The monochrome palette emphasizes texture: the rough bark of trees, the fine weave of clothing, the soft focus of memory. The light flickers across the surface, creating a sense of depth and atmosphere, like the feeling of being there. In the bottom right image, the family is huddled together. The closeness of the figures seems to offer a sense of support and connection, hinting at the underlying emotional tones in the image. Thinking of photographers like Diane Arbus, and the way she captured a sense of the uncanny in the everyday, this image seems to hover in a space between the familiar and something else, reflecting the complexities of memory.