καιρός remembered

Death anonymous

A graphic photograph of intersecting lines on a white background. Simple and minimalist. What more is there to say?

We find ourselves in a small, snow-covered cemetery in the mountains. The wooden cross is extremely simple. The two beams aren’t even aligned on the same plane. The crossbar is simply attached to the vertical beam and held in place by a piece of wire. These details – just like the dry moss – make an impression, as there isn’t much else to see in the photograph.

A cross in a cemetery marks the spot where a deceased person is buried, but we cannot see the grave. It is covered by a layer of snow. Judging by the roughness of the cross, the grave is unlikely to be much to look at either. It is probably just a hole in the ground that has been filled in. Death anonymous.

Photo of the week: Chesières, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 2004