Straat bij de Mennonietenkerk te Kampen c. 1828 - 1897

Adrianus Eversen sketched this impression of ‘Straat bij de Mennonietenkerk te Kampen’ in pencil, creating a composition of architectural forms through an interplay of lines and shapes. The sketch presents a skeletal view of a street scene. Eversen employs a semiotic strategy here, using lines as signs that denote buildings, streets, and architectural details. The sketch engages with a structuralist perspective, reducing the scene to its basic components. The linear design is not merely representational but analytical. It invites us to consider how Eversen is deconstructing the urban landscape into a series of abstract shapes and lines. The lack of shading or color directs our focus to the fundamental structure of the scene. The sketch’s formal qualities are also part of a broader discourse about urban space and representation. It challenges fixed notions of perspective and realism and encourages a more interpretive and philosophical engagement with the act of seeing and representing the world around us.