"Berta Weiker, 11/26/55" 26 - 1955

This photo, "Berta Weiker, 11/26/55," by an anonymous artist, is like a little time capsule. It's a small, black and white image of a woman in what looks like a dining room. I’m thinking about how it must have felt to take this picture back then, the act of pointing and shooting, trying to capture a moment. What was the photographer hoping to preserve? The woman's gaze looking back feels almost accidental, a fleeting connection across time. Maybe the artist was thinking about family, about daily life, about the quiet moments that make up a life. It's not about grand gestures or big statements. It's more like a whisper, a soft hum of memory. The monochromatic palette strips everything down to its essence, and emphasizes the forms. There's a simplicity here that reminds me of some of the early documentary photographers, but also of the snapshots we all take to try to freeze a moment in time. Artists are in conversation, always riffing off each other, across generations.