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

This photo album was made by Frank Willem van den Berg, we don't know when, but it's a personal artifact made by hand. The cover has this gentle, faded grid on it, like a half-remembered memory. It’s as though the quiet geometry of Agnes Martin met a dusty old cloth-bound book. The texture looks worn, like the surface of something handled and loved. I imagine the maker carefully choosing this material, maybe even making it themselves. The colors are muted, a mix of grays, creams, and soft browns, creating this calming, almost melancholic feel. Look closely, and you can see the subtle shifts in tone. The darker lines are like whispers, grounding the lighter, airy squares. And see the string? That little detail tells you everything. It's such a simple, functional element, but it also hints at the care and attention put into this object. It's the kind of small, human touch that makes art feel so personal. This album resonates with the work of someone like Joseph Cornell, collecting and arranging fragments of memory into boxes. Ultimately, art is about finding those connections, seeing the world in new and unexpected ways.