Amanda Rossetti Variani
Lumière Brothers, "Young Lady with an Umbrella"
1906 – 1910, Autochrome
In 1907 The Lumière Brothers created autochrome process, making the color of the photographs more transparent and real.
This image reminds me of home. I had the opportunity to grow up in town but also in the countryside, and the best memories I have from my childhood are from my farm house; the colors, the young lady, the road and the houses in the background of this image, all, incredibly resemble my countryside home. In the image the lady is lit from above sitting with her umbrella. It might rain any moment. She is waiting. What is she waiting for, her lover, her friend, or maybe just the rain? There is a road; the road can lead to a house or to a person. Every road leads to somewhere or to someone, I wonder if she is just waiting for somebody to come to her. The image allows the viewer to create a narrative, to connect and navigate deep into it the moment.
