Kornfeld am Attersee 1944

Walther Gamerith captured this scene of a cornfield by the Attersee, likely in the early to mid-20th century. The cornfield, stretching before us, is more than just a field of grain. Since ancient times, corn has been a symbol of fertility, abundance, and the cyclical nature of life and death. Think of Demeter, the Greek goddess of harvest, whose image is inextricably linked with fields of grain. As a species, we carry a collective memory, a subconscious understanding of the symbolic weight of agriculture. And here, in this modern scene, the tradition continues. Gamerith offers us not just a landscape, but an echo of primal human experience. It reminds us that, despite our modern trappings, we are still deeply connected to the land, to the cycles of nature, and to the ancient symbols that resonate within us.