Fotoalbum met vakantiefoto's van het echtpaar Berti Hoppe en Herman Besselaar, genomen in Nederland en Oost-Europa tussen 1929 en 1931 after 1929

This holiday photo album was compiled by Berti Hoppe and Herman Besselaar in the Netherlands and Eastern Europe between 1929 and 1931. The album's leather cover in a dark chocolate hue is stretched out and secured with string. I'm drawn to the cover's texture. It makes me think of cracked earth or the way the light hits skin on a cold day. You can imagine Berti and Herman touching it repeatedly, their fingers unconsciously tracing its ridges and patterns while reminiscing over shared adventures and laughter. What was their life like? What was it like to travel then? As an artist, I often wonder about the unseen labor, the choices made behind the scenes. What to leave in? What to take out? There's a quiet intentionality in their choice to keep the album closed to the world.