Gedeelte van de kasteelruïne te Valkenburg 1890 - 1920

This is a photograph of part of the ruins of Valkenburg Castle, and the photographer is unknown to us, lost in time. Just like the castle, I guess. I can imagine the photographer thinking about the contrast between the natural world and the man-made. It's a study in contrasts and how things wear away over time, like an Agnes Martin grid but with moss. The texture of the stone is so interesting, isn't it? Each block has its own story, a geological history but also a human one. And the light, how it falls on the ruins, creating shadows and highlights that emphasize the depth and complexity of the structure. This person, the photographer, must have been thinking about light, how it reveals and conceals, like a half-remembered dream. It's a way of seeing, isn't it, a conversation across time, where each artist builds on the work of those who came before.