Gezicht op Kleine Poot 9 te Deventer c. 1901

This photograph of Gezicht op Kleine Poot 9 in Deventer, was captured by an anonymous photographer. It’s a snapshot of a building undergoing renovation, its roof exposed, and windows wide open to the world. I wonder what that photographer was thinking, setting up their camera to capture this particular scene? Maybe they were drawn to the in-between state of the building, a moment of change and possibility. I bet they wanted to show us the history ingrained in the architecture, the passage of time etched into every brick and beam. The light has a lovely sepia tone which gives a great sense of the past. It reminds me of those moments in painting when you’re stripping back layers, revealing what was once hidden. This photograph feels like a conversation across time, an echo of the past resonating in the present.