Gezicht op de Sint-Remigiuskerk te Steenderen 1905

This photographic print of the Sint-Remigiuskerk in Steenderen is an evocative and somewhat haunting, small sepia toned image. I can imagine the Monumentenzorg photographer, setting up their camera, adjusting the focus, and carefully composing the shot. They probably wanted to capture the church's solid structure, but the scaffolding suggests it's a building in flux. What does it mean to capture a fleeting moment of repair? To freeze this fragment of history, the way an artist freezes a moment on the canvas. There is something deeply melancholic about that tonality. It reminds me of Atget's architectural studies. How the artist has used a limited palette to convey a sense of age, decay, and the relentless march of time. Ultimately this image is not just about bricks and mortar but about the way time shapes buildings, and us with it.