Vooraanzicht van Huis Ter Horst 1904

This is a stereograph of Huis Ter Horst by Geldolph Adriaan Kessler. I imagine Kessler setting up his camera, carefully framing the grand building. What was he thinking as he made the picture? I see the architecture of the house duplicated for the stereoscope, a double vision of reality. It reminds me of the work of other artists who are interested in architecture and space, like Thomas Demand. The pale sepia tones create a sense of timelessness, and the way the light falls across the facade gives it a kind of gentle presence. The image is both a historical document and a work of art. Artists are always in conversation with one another, building on each other's ideas and inspiring new ways of seeing. It’s like a big, ongoing game of telephone.