Gezicht op het voormalig Koggenhuis te Medemblik 1890 - 1915

This photograph, *Gezicht op het voormalig Koggenhuis te Medemblik*, was made by B. Reekers, using a camera to capture a view. It’s all in shades of brown and grey, a simple palette that makes me think about how much we see when we think we're seeing everything. Look at the way the water reflects the sky. It's almost like the river is a mirror, but a blurry, dreamlike one. And then there’s the old building, solid and square, with its dark windows, in contrast to the flowing, uncertain water. The whole image feels like a question about time. What lasts, and what changes? What do we hold onto, and what do we let go? It reminds me a little of Atget, who also recorded views of buildings and streets, always thinking about the traces of time. Maybe that’s what art is, a way of holding onto things for a little longer.