Loentje Onnen met vrienden tijdens een vaar- en fietstocht 1911 - 1912

This is Loentje Onnen’s photo album page of friends on a boating and cycling trip. I imagine Loentje was carefully composing each shot, thinking about light, framing, and capturing the mood of the day. The album format is interesting, like a collage or a rough draft for a larger composition. It’s not just a snapshot; it’s a way of seeing and arranging. When you see images like these, you get a feeling for how artists are always in conversation with each other across time. It is a form of embodied expression that embraces the incomplete. What does it mean to put these images in a book? What does it mean to spend leisure time with your friends? Maybe the artist is capturing all the things that cannot be put into words. It leaves space for interpretation.