Seville, Spain (photograph)

[1] Cartier-Bresson chose an empty section of a wall, destroyed by a bomb, and aimed his camera at a group of children who joyfully played there.

It depicts a group of fourteen children, most of who play naturally in the rumble behind a bomb destroyed wall, from which can be seen other damaged buildings.

The empty portion of the white, stuccoed wall works as a frame to the scene, from which we can see a smiling child walking with crutches, while several other children engage in playful behaviour.

Despite their joyful appearance, the picture seems to represent a political subcontext, which makes sense considering that the Spanish Civil War started only three years later.

[4] Cartier-Bresson would return to Spain after the beginning of the Spanish Civil War and would direct three documentaries on the conflict.