Gezicht op Brancion met rechts de kasteelruïne before 1873

This is A. Boulland's "Gezicht op Brancion met rechts de kasteelruïne," a print of a landscape. What stories do ruins tell, and whose stories are privileged in their telling? This image captures a landscape dotted with the remains of a castle. Boulland presents us with a romanticized view, yet it is impossible to ignore the power dynamics inherent in such scenes. Castles, symbols of feudal power, evoke histories of conquest and social hierarchy. Who lived, worked, and suffered within those walls? In representing these ruins, Boulland engages in a dialogue about memory, history, and the ways in which we choose to remember the past. This print serves as a potent reminder of the complex interplay between power, representation, and historical narrative.