Blad 33 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1931 - 1939

This is Blad 33 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II, created anonymously sometime between 1930 and 1949. This book page is dominated by a grid-like structure, each cell a window into the lives of students at a colonial school. The composition is notably stark: ruled lines create a rigid framework for handwritten notes, photographs, and signatures. The textures vary from the smooth sheen of photographic paper to the rough fibers of the book's pages, each material hinting at different aspects of the students' experiences. The anonymous nature of the artist, combined with the bureaucratic format, strips away personal expression, reducing individuals to data points within a colonial system. This absence of artistic flourish directs our attention to the underlying structures of power and documentation, suggesting how identities are formed and recorded in colonial contexts. The geometric layout and contrasting textures invite us to consider the interplay between individual stories and the broader, impersonal forces that shape them.