Nederlandse regering in Londen in ballingschap Possibly 1944 - 1948

This document, ‘Nederlandse regering in Londen in ballingschap,’ was made in London by Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy; it's all blacks, whites, and grays, a monochrome of war. It must have been hard for the artist working in exile, to represent that situation. What were they feeling at the time? I wonder what it was like to make this work? The text feels jammed on the page, dense, functional. This artwork, I imagine, it's about the need to write things down, to record and distribute information – to make contact with the world even from a place of refuge. What does it mean to be a government in exile? There is a conversation between the artist and the context – both political and personal. It's the ongoing conversation of artists across time, echoing, answering, inspiring. We should embrace the uncertainties and multiple readings that are possible.