Toren van de Geerteskerk te Kloetinge 1890 - 1920

This vintage print shows the Toren van de Geerteskerk te Kloetinge, and was made anonymously by Monumentenzorg. The sepia tones give it such an antique feel. I am drawn to the image's granular texture, with the tiny dots giving it a strange depth. The photographer's marks create a kind of atmosphere around the church. It's like the image is dissolving, or emerging from a mist. Look at how the tower itself is rendered – solid but also somehow soft-edged, like a memory or a dream. It's about the subtle nuances of tone, the way light interacts with the paper's surface. This piece reminds me of some of Gerhard Richter’s blurred photos, where the focus is less on clarity and more on the act of seeing, of questioning what is real and what is not. It celebrates the process, reveling in ambiguity rather than striving for perfect representation.