Denkmal zwischen zwei Bäumen 

Editor: This drawing, titled "Denkmal zwischen zwei Bäumen," seems to be a pencil landscape. There's a certain quiet solemnity to it. What draws your eye when you look at it? Curator: Immediately, I see the convergence of nature and commemoration. The trees, rendered with such detail, act as guardians, framing the monument. What do monuments signify to you? Editor: Memorials, I guess? History, maybe… stories of the past that people want to remember. Curator: Exactly! And Becker uses those towering trees to almost whisper a visual narrative about time and remembrance. Note how the monument itself is quite small relative to the trees; do you think this scale invites the viewer to ponder something larger? Editor: It makes it feel… dwarfed? Like nature will outlast anything we build to be remembered. The monument almost feels consumed. Curator: A keen observation. It’s not merely the passing of time; trees themselves can carry memory, silent witnesses to generations. They create emotional weight and historical context for what's been erected and established by us humans. It’s interesting to reflect that a natural “monument” might hold just as much – if not more – value than a constructed one. Editor: I never thought about trees that way before. They’re symbols too, not just backdrops! This drawing really brings that point home. Curator: Indeed, art allows us a privileged vantage point on our world! We give them power through our continued viewing. Editor: It gives you a new appreciation for the stories that surround us. Thank you for opening my eyes to the layered meanings within seemingly simple images.