Portret van Denise Vande Velde-Borgeaud, eigenaar van gesloten modehuis in Brussel en Londen c. 1930 - 1936

This vintage portrait of Denise Vande Velde-Borgeaud, the owner of a closed fashion house in Brussels and London, captures a moment suspended in time. It makes me think about the way she existed in the world. I can only imagine what it must have been like to stand before the camera, knowing that the image would be immortalized, and how that might make a person feel? There’s a collaborative element here too. It's like the sitter and photographer are in conversation, or even a kind of dance. It's an interplay of light and shadow that gives the portrait its depth and complexity. Think about the other paintings, portraits, photographs that have been made over time. Artists learn from one another, building on the discoveries and innovations of those who came before. We are all swimming in a sea of art, influencing and inspiring each other in ways we may not even realize. This photograph feels like a piece of that ongoing conversation, a voice in a chorus of creative expression.