Gedeelte van het Huis Loowaard te Duiven 1907

This photograph shows part of the Huis Loowaard in Duiven, and was made by an anonymous photographer from Monumentenzorg. Looking at this image, the high contrast between light and shadow gives it an almost abstract quality. The soft greys and the way the light delicately grazes the brickwork, it's almost as if the photo is a charcoal drawing. The barred window feels kind of lonely, its stark geometry is softened by the organic sprawl of the tree next to it. It is all about the surface. Think about the texture in the photograph, the wall, the bars, the leaves - they all create different planes. This interplay of textures and tones really grabs you. It's like the photographer is having a conversation with the building itself, trying to understand its history and how it sits in the landscape. It reminds me a bit of the architectural photography of Bernd and Hilla Becher. Both explore structure and the traces of time. It's a reminder that art isn't about finding the definitive answer, but about embracing the questions.