Gezicht op de Oisterwijkse Vennen, Noord-Brabant before 1915

This photograph of the Oisterwijk Fenlands in North Brabant, was made by an anonymous artist. It’s the kind of image where the greyscale palette really helps us focus on the tones and textures, like a black and white movie that makes you see the story in a new light. Look at how the smooth surface of the water contrasts with the rough bark of the trees. It’s really all about feeling the scene, a process of noticing how different elements play off each other. The way the trees and sky are reflected in the lake, all those vertical lines, is almost like a mirror image, that slightly smudged quality gives the scene a dreamy quality. It's like the artist wanted to capture a fleeting moment, the air and the land meeting in stillness. Maybe this anonymous artist was looking at Corot, or perhaps even Richter’s landscapes? It’s all part of a conversation, a way of seeing and feeling that keeps evolving.