De Goudschesingel 1940

This spread, titled De Goudschesingel, captures two black and white photos pasted onto a creamy page in an album. It’s like Rondberg-Vrauwdêunt is showing us not just a scene, but a whole mood, an atmosphere. The photos themselves, one of a busy street scene and one of some rubble, are pretty straightforward. But it's the way they’re presented—stuck onto this pale support with handwritten titles, that really grabs me. There’s a kind of intimate, personal feel. The contrast between the detailed photography and the blank space around it makes me think about how we frame memories, both literally and figuratively. It reminds me a bit of Gerhard Richter's "Atlas" project, the way he collected and arranged photos as a way to explore history and personal experience. It’s a great example of how art doesn’t have to be about grand gestures. It can be about these quiet, thoughtful arrangements that invite us to pause and reflect.