Exterieur van de Hoogduitse Israëlitische synagoge in Paramaribo before 1927

This photograph of the Hoogduitse Israëlitische synagoge in Paramaribo was taken by Eugen Klein at an unknown date. I'm really drawn to the way the image has this kind of hazy, dreamlike quality. It's not super sharp, which actually makes it more interesting to me. There's this incredible texture in the image, from the rough, almost scribbled look of the foliage to the softer tones of the building. The artist really captures the feel of the light and atmosphere. The way the columns of the synagogue look like they are dissolving, a little like a memory which is starting to fade. I love that feeling of the image being slightly unstable, like you can’t quite grasp it, or maybe it’s grasping you. It reminds me a little of some of Gerhard Richter’s blurred photos, like art is not about capturing a fixed reality but more about embracing the ambiguity of seeing. Ultimately, it’s a reminder that art is always an ongoing conversation, shifting and changing with time.