Woningen en barakken voor mijnwerkers van een tinonderneming te Belinyu c. 1900 - 1920

This photograph, 'Woningen en barakken voor mijnwerkers van een tinonderneming te Belinyu,' captures a settlement of worker's housing, created by an anonymous photographer. Look at how the buildings sit. The photographer’s framing makes me think about light, shadow, and form—not unlike what I think about when I’m layering shapes and colors in my paintings. The simplicity of the scene feels quietly powerful, like a Agnes Martin grid. I wonder what the photographer was thinking about when they made it, what it was like to be them in that moment. Photography isn't painting, but the principles of observing remain the same. All art-making is a way of trying to figure something out, of being in conversation with the world and with other artists. We each leave a mark, documenting our presence and inspiring others.