Gezicht op de Oude Kerk te Oosterbeek 1890 - 1920

This monochrome photograph of the Oude Kerk in Oosterbeek might have been a careful process of darkroom magic. I feel for the artist, Monumentenzorg, who must have struggled to capture the right light. This photograph is very still and looks like a church frozen in time. You can see the spire of the church reaching upward, surrounded by trees and fields. There is a strong sense of calm and tradition. The focus on texture and form is remarkable and encourages us to appreciate the beauty in simple subjects. It reminds me of some of those early landscape paintings that are quite austere, but the commitment to capturing a space is very clear. I see the connection between artists across time, each building upon the other's vision, exchanging ways of seeing and making. Ultimately it opens us up to seeing the world in different ways.