Childhood is the time when human nature, despite its diversity, possesses the exemplary, liberating archaic power of a single people who, although materially dependent and in need, and often disregarded, relentlessly follows and leads us across the five continents of the Earth from the primordial depths of time with equal spiritual independence. In the juxtaposition of Hubert Fichte's sparse yet rich texts and the eloquent photographs of Leonore Mau, the trace of the traveling couple emerges, united in understanding and shared interest. Conscious sensitivity, identification. The secret of Leonore Mau seems to be that she follows the fascination that something unexpected evokes in her while photographing; that she fully trusts this fascination and draws from it the intelligence capable of capturing the alluring and transforming it into an image.