Straat met aan weerszijden gebouwen in Nederlands-Indië c. 1920 - 1930

This photograph entitled 'Straat met aan weerszijden gebouwen in Nederlands-Indië' was taken by Klaas Kleiterp at an unknown date. It's a small work, capturing a street scene in the former Dutch East Indies. The photograph's tones are muted, almost monochromatic. This limited palette emphasizes the play of light and shadow across the architecture, and the road itself. There's something about the way the light falls that gives the photograph an enduring, melancholic feeling. Look at how the palm trees in the center fade into the distance. The soft focus almost makes them look like they are floating above the buildings. This blur feels significant. It invites us to reflect on the photograph as both a record of a place and a personal, emotive response. It reminds me of some of Gerhard Richter's blurred photographs. Like Richter, Kleiterp finds an intimacy in a softened, almost ghostly image. There's something beautiful in that ambiguity.