Drie gezichten op Bratislava, het kasteel van Devín en een Hongaars dorp 1930 - 1931

Berti Hoppe made this photographic collage – Drie gezichten op Bratislava, het kasteel van Devín en een Hongaars dorp – out of three black and white prints on a page from a photo album. I think Hoppe’s mind was set on capturing a feeling of place. Look how the photographs are carefully arranged on the page, each one capturing a unique perspective of the landscape. You can almost feel the breeze coming off the river and smell the earth. It reminds me of when I'm working on a painting, layering different marks and colors, building up the surface to create depth. It’s like the artist is in conversation with the landscape, trying to capture its essence. I am always fascinated by how artists are in an ongoing exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another's creativity. It's nice to think about how artists embrace ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations of their work over fixed or definitive readings.