1918 - 1919
Marba en Eckart Titzenthaler, kinderen van de fotograaf, op een erf met kippen en eenden
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Curatorial notes
Waldemar Titzenthaler captured this scene of his children amidst fowl with a camera, at an unknown date. The act of feeding, a simple gesture, is rich with symbolic weight. Consider the broader history: in ancient Egyptian art, depictions of pharaohs feeding sacred animals conveyed divine power. The very act suggested a link between the earthly ruler and the cosmic order. The photograph echoes the same emotional resonance: the children embody tenderness and control, their open hands offering sustenance. This image, in its unassuming way, evokes a feeling of harmony, a sense of order imposed by humanity onto nature. It is a cyclical image, resonating with echoes of the past, resurfacing in new forms, forever carrying its primal power.