Kwakoegrond Lemmetje 1905

This photograph, Kwakoegrond Lemmetje, was taken by an anonymous artist at an unknown date and now lives in the Rijksmuseum. It's small but holds a world. You know, looking at this, I can almost feel the air, thick and humid. I imagine the photographer, maybe lugging heavy equipment, trying to capture the scene. I feel a connection to the history of the place and also a sense of distance. What did they think they were doing? Recording? Making art? Something else? It makes me think about the way we look at old images, trying to piece together stories from these little fragments of light and shadow. Photography is like painting in this way. What do we do with this picture now? How do we bring it alive? I guess that's my job here, to start a conversation with the past, one image at a time.