Gezicht op een kerk, gezicht op een boerderij aan het water en twee portretten van Herman Besselaar c. 1930

This is an amazing composite of photographs assembled by Berti Hoppe. It's not really a painting, of course, but the way these images are put together makes me think about how artists construct different ways of seeing and experiencing the world. Take the top-left photo: it shows a church with a pointed steeple, kind of austere and imposing. Then to the right, you've got this farmhouse reflected in the water, it's softer somehow, you can almost feel the breeze. Then below, there are these two portraits of Herman Besselaar. The guy looks relaxed, posed. It's like Hoppe is saying, look, here's the world, here are the people in it, caught in a moment of everyday life. And that's what art is, isn't it? Catching a glimpse, piecing things together. It reminds me of some of Gerhard Richter's photographic works, but with a more personal, diaristic touch. It's a conversation, this art thing, an ongoing exchange of ideas.