Fotoalbum van de schooljaren Frank Willem van den Berg 1923 - 1931

This album cover by Frank Willem van den Berg features a subdued palette and a woven texture. It's got these vertical and horizontal stripes creating a grid. It almost feels like looking through a faded window. I wonder about the artist, and whether the grid-like design was intentional or an accidental beauty? It might have been a slow, meditative process, like a painter layering glazes. I find myself thinking about Agnes Martin's grids—the subtle variations and imperfections that make them so human. The surface texture is interesting. You can imagine the artist running his fingers over the surface of the album. It’s not just about what we see, but what we feel. Artists are always talking to each other, across time and space. This album cover reminds us that everything we make is part of a bigger conversation, a shared human experience.