Jonge leerlingen van Hermannsberg, een nevenvestiging van Schule Schloss Salem, tijdens een uitvoering in de openlucht c. 1929

This black and white photograph captures young students from Hermannsberg during an open-air performance. It’s all about the tones here; the way the light shapes the scene, creating a world that feels both real and a little dreamy. I am drawn to the way the anonymous photographer handles the textures. The soft focus on the distant trees, versus the sharper detail of the figures clustered near the bush. It’s like memory itself, where some details remain vivid and others fade away. Look at the boy in the center, his face blurred, almost ghostly. Is he the main character or a supporting player? This ambiguity is the key, isn’t it? This photograph reminds me a bit of Eugène Atget's work. Like Atget, this photographer captures a moment in time, a specific place, but also a feeling, a mood, that transcends the specific. Art isn’t just about what you see, but what you feel.