Blad 90 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1937

This page of the Stamboek, or Register, of the Colonial School for Girls and Women in The Hague, emerged around 1937. Someone, likely associated with the school, compiled this page. I imagine the compiler sitting at their desk, meticulously aligning the photographs, perhaps using a bit of glue, and carefully inscribing notes. The handwritten entries remind me of notations on a musical score. The ink bleeds slightly into the paper. I wonder about the stories behind these women. They seem to capture a moment in the lives of these individuals, their aspirations and dreams frozen in time. There is an intimacy in seeing these personal records, and it is like looking into a hidden world that might give rise to all sorts of narrative possibilities, about women in that historical moment. As artists, we are always in conversation with each other, across time and space, using whatever materials are at hand. It's this exchange that keeps the creative spirit alive.