Plantage Accaribo 1913 - 1930

This tiny photograph is a double exposure by Theodoor Brouwers, of a kid feeding chickens in what looks like a farmyard. I love the greyscale here, the soft blurs, and the way the image flattens into shapes. You can almost feel Brouwers squinting behind the lens, trying to capture this everyday moment. What was he thinking when he snapped this? Did the chickens move? Were they noisy? Was the kid being gentle? I like how this photo has a sense of the artist being right there, trying to get it right. It reminds me how we keep trying to get things right. And you know, that’s what I’m doing with my paintings too!