Aan het strand c. 1935 - 1936

This album page, "Aan het strand," features snapshots of beachgoers, each little picture held by sweet corner tabs. The anonymous artist, or compiler, carefully arranged these memories with a knowing hand; it’s a personal expression, a curated world. I imagine them sorting through the photos, thinking about who to include, arranging and rearranging, deciding on the final layout. There’s a person on the rocks, others wading in the water, another group sitting on the beach. The monochromatic palette is unified by the sandy hue of the album's background, tying these individual moments together into a cohesive narrative. You know, it's like when I am working on a painting: each brushstroke and color choice contributes to a larger composition. You wrestle with the medium, adding, subtracting, revising until something resonates. It's this ongoing conversation between past and present, where each layer informs the next.