Zuidzijde van de Sint-Willibrorduskerk te Diessen 1910

This photograph of the Zuidzijde van de Sint-Willibrorduskerk te Diessen was taken in August 1910 by an anonymous photographer. Imagine the photographer, hauling their equipment, setting up the shot, thinking about composition, light, and shadow. I wonder what they were thinking when they created this image. What was their relationship to the church? The crosses in the foreground feel heavy. Maybe they are supposed to be heavy, solid, permanent, but in this photo, the crosses look like they might topple over. Like any good painting, the more you look, the more you see. The photographer is gone, but their work remains, whispering secrets across time. It reminds me of other images of churches I have seen by other artists. Artists are always in conversation with one another, borrowing ideas, challenging norms, finding their own way to capture the world.