Isabel Wachenheimer staand voor een stoel in de woning van de familie Wachenheimer

This is a photograph, taken by a member of the Wachenheimer family, of Isabel Wachenheimer standing in front of a chair. The limited tonal range, the way the light falls, gives the image a timeless quality. You can tell it's an old photo from the paper it's printed on and the way it’s been carefully mounted in the album. I'm really drawn to the contrast between Isabel and the chair she’s leaning on. She’s captured in a moment of stillness, but you can tell she's full of energy. The chair, with its dark, heavy upholstery, hints at stability and tradition. But the soft blur suggests it's not the main focus. You can almost imagine what this little girl will become; it reminds me of Alice Neel, in the way she used painting to try and capture people’s true essence. The photograph is unassuming, yet poignant, reminding us that art is always about relationships, both seen and unseen.