Fotomontage/trucage met gevecht tussen kolonisten en oorspronkelijke bewoners van Noord-Amerika in een landschap met huifkar c. 1907 - 1920

This photomontage, made by an anonymous artist, depicts a clash between settlers and indigenous people in North America. It’s a scene brimming with tension, rendered in a sepia tone that feels both historical and immediate. I’m drawn to the way the artist layered different photographic elements to create this image. It’s not a straightforward depiction of a singular event, but a constructed narrative. Look at the smoke billowing from the guns, how it almost obscures the figures. There’s a kind of visual trickery at play here, a deliberate blurring of the lines between reality and representation. The composition is really intriguing; the wagon on the left is in sharp contrast to the figures in the middle ground. It’s as if the artist is asking us to consider multiple perspectives at once, inviting us to question the very notion of a fixed point of view. You might want to compare this to someone like Hannah Höch, who was also exploring the power of photomontage to disrupt conventional ways of seeing. Ultimately, this piece invites us to engage with the complexities of history and representation.