Oplevering van een pendopo 1914 - 1919

This photograph captures the completion of a pendopo, an open-sided pavilion, somewhere, sometime, by someone unknown. I wonder about the making of this image, the photographer, and the people standing proudly outside the pendopo. What were their lives like? What were they thinking? I love that the pendopo is somewhat plain, almost industrial. Light floods the image, filling it with a sense of airiness. I am moved by its monochrome tonality, which gives the photograph an atmosphere of timelessness. It reminds me of the anonymous builders of barns in the United States. The simple roof and construction, the people standing in front of it – it's all so ordinary and beautiful. This image reminds me of why I love to paint and make art, to capture a feeling, intention, or meaning.