Loentje Furnée met vrienden in de Rivièra Possibly 1928 - 1930

This is a series of photographs displayed on card made by Carolina (Loentje) Frederika Onnen, depicting Loentje Furnée with friends in the Rivièra. What a great snapshot into another time. I can imagine Onnen arranging the photographs just so, maybe moving them around a bunch, deciding what went where. She could have used glue or maybe those little sticky corners. There are black and white images of groups of friends sat together, on the beach, in the forest, having a picnic, all enjoying each other’s company. The inscription below the images shows the places and names of the people she was with, capturing a specific moment. It’s interesting to see the different perspectives of each photograph, what’s included and what is left out. It makes me wonder about what other images Onnen might have made. I see a direct line from this intimate work to my own more abstract painting where I'm constantly editing and rearranging. Much like Onnen I’m in conversation with artists that came before me, constantly searching for new ways of seeing and expressing myself.