Boerderij op landgoed De Utrecht bij Esbeek, Noord-Brabant before 1915

This image of a farm on the De Utrecht estate near Esbeek, Noord-Brabant, was made by an anonymous artist, and the earth-toned palette is so gentle, it's like the world is breathing quietly. It makes you wonder, what were they thinking about when they pressed the shutter? The sepia tones wrap everything in a kind of nostalgic gauze. I keep coming back to the road leading into the distance, fading into the background in this wispy light. It makes me think about the passage of time, the ephemeral quality of moments. It’s like a metaphor for life itself, this road, winding and uncertain. It has these little bumps and cracks that seem to catch the light, almost sparkling. It’s an image that resonates with me, as someone who is constantly thinking about how we make images, how we shape our view of the world. It is an ongoing conversation, where ideas are exchanged and transformed across generations. It's a way of acknowledging that art is never truly finished, but rather exists in a constant state of becoming.