Untitled (two photographs: bride and groom posing in front of groomsmen and male guests in carpeted room; guests sitting around tables during wedding reception) after 1963

Editor: So, this is an untitled photograph by Martin Schweig, showing what looks like a wedding. The grainy black and white gives it a nostalgic feel, almost like peering into a forgotten memory. What strikes you most about it? Curator: The rawness, definitely. It's like Schweig grabbed a handful of fleeting moments and pinned them down. The juxtaposition of the posed wedding party with the groom half-dressed…it whispers about the chaos and vulnerability beneath the surface of these carefully constructed rituals, doesn't it? Does it make you smile a bit? Editor: It does, actually. It feels more real than posed wedding photos. I guess it is a story within a story. Curator: Exactly! A fragmented narrative. Makes you wonder what was happening just before and after each shot. It's the anti-fairytale, maybe. Editor: Definitely gives you a new perspective. Thanks!