Gezicht op het water aan de Pottenkade in Dordrecht met op de achtergrond de Grote Kerk c. 1900 - 1910

This photograph by G. Hidderley captures the Pottenkade in Dordrecht with the Grote Kerk in the background. The prominent reflection of the architecture on the water's surface speaks of doubling, echoing a mirror and inviting contemplation. The church, or temple, as a symbol, is not new; it is as old as the Tower of Babel. Note its towering presence throughout time—consider the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia, reaching to the heavens, or the pyramids of Egypt, mirroring the celestial realm. Churches like the Grote Kerk are designed to inspire awe and reverence, reflecting humanity’s collective search for the divine and our attempt to bridge the earthly and the spiritual. The interplay of light and shadow, surface and reflection, creates a psychological landscape that speaks to our own subconscious. This image, deeply etched in memory, resurfaces through time, continuously taking on new meaning.