Erstfeld on the S. Gotthard Road c. 18th century

Curator: This is Johann Heinrich Meyer's, "Erstfeld on the S. Gotthard Road." I find myself drawn into the cool, quiet solitude of the mountains. Editor: That stark, black-and-white rendering speaks of the very stones used to build that road. The labor etched into the landscape, hauling materials, that bridge... Curator: Yes! There's something about the precision that makes it feel both real and a little dreamlike. I see a yearning for simplicity. Editor: It’s an efficient, no-frills production. The lines mimic the harsh reality of forging a passage through that landscape; a controlled chaos of production. Curator: True. Maybe it's a quest, even, for something timeless in a world that's always shifting. Editor: A quest rendered in the most durable materials. Fascinating.