Gezicht op een kerk c. 1828 - 1897

This graphite drawing of a church view was created by Adrianus Eversen. The linear framework presents the viewer with a skeletal version of reality, stark and unfiltered, characterized by its tentative lines. Eversen's method embraces a semiotic reduction, stripping away extraneous detail to reveal the underlying architecture of perception. The composition is structured by horizontals and verticals that intersect, with the church rendered through a series of lines, each suggestive rather than definitive. The pencil strokes act as signifiers, hinting at the cultural weight and architectural grandeur of the church without fully committing to representational completeness. The sketch destabilizes conventional artistic intentions by inviting viewers to engage actively with the material, completing it through their interpretive gaze. It presents a world in formation, where the observer participates in constructing meaning from incomplete signs.