Fotoalbum met 292 foto's van Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong c. 1931 - 1935

Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong, sometime in the mid-20th century, put together this photo album, and look at that cover! It’s all about shapes and how they talk to each other. See those stacked triangles? They're not just sitting there; they're in a dialogue. The red one shouts a bit, doesn't it, while the brown one is more like a quiet murmur. And then there’s that black circle, like a full stop, anchoring the whole thing. The colors are earthy, like something you’d find in nature, but the shapes are so deliberate, so human-made. It’s a beautiful tension, that push and pull between what’s found and what’s made. You could almost see someone like Hilma af Klint playing with these forms, trying to unlock some kind of visual code. It’s not just decoration; it’s a way of seeing, a way of thinking about how we fit into the world.