Werkzaamheden bij constructie van de brug over de Oude Maas bij Spijkenisse, vervoer van grond met een stoomtrein voor het baanvak onder Hoogvliet 1902 - 1908

This photograph, taken in August 1902 by Arnaud Pistoor & Zoon, captures construction work on the bridge over the Oude Maas near Spijkenisse. It's all about the process, isn't it? The building of things, how we move from one place to another, physically, conceptually. I'm drawn to the texture here, the grainy quality of the black and white, the roughness of the earth being moved by that steam train. Look at the way the light reflects off the water, and the solidity of the bridge under construction. Think about what it must have felt like to be there, the sounds, the smells, the sheer effort of it all. The photograph becomes a record, a memento of a moment in time. It reminds me a little of Charles Sheeler's industrial landscapes, that same interest in the beauty and power of human-made structures. But maybe even more, it makes me think about the ongoing conversation that art is, how each image builds on what came before, and points toward what's next. It's not about fixed meanings, but about an ongoing exploration.