Stenen muur met deur in een bos by Walter Zenker

Stenen muur met deur in een bos before 1903

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print, photography

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still-life-photography

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pictorialism

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print

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landscape

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photography

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forest

Dimensions: height 89 mm, width 130 mm

Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Walter Zenker created this photograph titled, "Stenen muur met deur in een bos," capturing a stone wall with a door nestled within a forest. The dominant visual experience is one of stark contrast, where light and shadow play across the textured surfaces of the stone and the smooth trunks of the trees. The image is structured by the juxtaposition of the natural, organic forms of the forest against the constructed geometry of the wall and door. Zenker uses the interplay between these elements to create a sense of mystery. The door, an architectural feature, suggests an invitation or a passage, but its presence in the dense forest is incongruous, prompting questions about its purpose and destination. The scale of the wall against the towering trees also highlights a tension between human intervention and the overwhelming power of nature. This interplay functions as a semiotic system, with the forest signifying the unconscious and the wall and door representing the boundaries of human understanding. Zenker encourages us to reflect on how we perceive and categorize our environment.

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