Bocht in het spoor 1905 - 1910

This photograph, made by an anonymous artist, shows us a curve in a train track. What strikes me first is how the landscape is rendered with a kind of quietude. The greyscale palette gives it a timeless feel, almost like a memory fading at the edges. The beauty here lies in the texture. Look at the way the light catches the rough edges of the rock face, each tiny detail a testament to the slow work of erosion. Notice the way the trees crowd, dark and dense. And then, your eye is drawn to the smooth line of the tracks themselves, cutting through the chaos of nature. It reminds me of some of the early modernist landscapes, like Cezanne, who were trying to find a new way of seeing the world, breaking it down into its basic forms. "Bocht in het spoor" invites us to slow down, observe, and find beauty in the overlooked corners of the world. Art isn't about answers, it's about seeing the world anew.