Interieur van het stadhuis te Utrecht 1900 - 1920

This is Interieur van het stadhuis te Utrecht, a black and white photograph made by Coenradus Hendrikus Johannes Reijers. I’m always fascinated by how the surface of a photograph, like a painting, can become this record of light and time. Look at the way the light flares around the edges of the windows, almost ghost-like. You can feel the architecture in the photo: the heavy wooden panels and the subtle shadows, each telling a silent story. It feels like an echo of another time, a moment captured and held still. I like how the photograph creates a certain mood, a sense of reverence. It makes me think of other artists interested in light like Caspar David Friedrich. Both explore how light can transform a space into something more than just a physical place. Art can be so cool, right? It’s just one conversation across time!