Den Haag 1935 - 1942

This photo album, titled 'Den Haag,' presents architectural views, capturing the city's landmarks. Dominating the images are towers, these vertical structures rising towards the sky, resonating across cultures as symbols of power, aspiration, and connection to the divine. Consider the Tower of Babel—an archetypal image of human ambition, or the minarets in Islamic architecture, pointing towards spiritual transcendence. These towers echo through time, each manifestation reflecting its era's aspirations and anxieties. Here, in The Hague, they represent the city's striving for peace and justice, yet one cannot ignore the echo of past conflicts. The image engages our collective memory, reminding us of humanity's relentless cycle of building and aspiring, destruction and renewal. It is through this dance of symbols that we confront our shared history, revealing how our subconscious continuously shapes our cultural expressions.