Marrongezin uit Gansee 1903 - 1910

Hendrik Doijer made this photograph called 'Marrongezin uit Gansee' at an unknown date. Here, light seems to dissolve everything a little bit and the figures in the photograph look ethereal and dreamlike. This looks like a place of dwelling, a home, a private place of gathering. The people stand and pose proudly, even though the image has faded with time. It feels like a memory that has been obscured, but is still visible. I wonder what it was like to be Doijer making this image, and what conversation occurred between them. It feels very collaborative and like a moment of exchange between artist and sitter. And this exchange reminds me of the long history of image-making. It is this ongoing conversation that inspires so many artists, giving us the freedom to play, experiment, and find new ways of seeing.