Grafmonument van Jan II van Polanen in de Grote Kerk te Breda 1890 - 1920

This is a photograph of the Grafmonument van Jan II van Polanen, taken in the Grote Kerk at Breda. Looking at this image, it’s fascinating how the photographer has captured the textures of the stone. It’s all about process, right? How the stone was carved, how the light hits it, how it's aged. I am really drawn to how the circles on the monument are so similar yet slightly different. I think this relates to my work because I am always making a mark and then responding to that mark. This grainy, almost faded quality, adds to the sense of age and history. You can almost feel the weight of time on the monument. Do you see the way the light catches the carved details? It's like the artist was trying to capture not just the form, but the very essence of the material. When I look at this image, I think of Giotto, another artist who could make a simple form so full of meaning. Art is like one big conversation, you know?