Aanleg van de weg met een brug langs een helling 1903 - 1913

This photograph of a road and bridge running alongside a hill was made by an anonymous artist. I’m imagining that the image emerged from a darkroom bath, slowly, like a secret being revealed. The artist might have wandered around, waiting for the right moment, searching for that perfect view. The tones! They’re all earthy sepias and murky umbers. I wonder what the weather was like? There’s something lonely about this place, a feeling of quiet and isolation, which makes me wonder about the artist's state of mind. Did they like being alone or were they looking for company? Even though we don't know who made this photograph, it joins a conversation about how we perceive and shape our environment and what kinds of meaning we take from that.