Interieur van de kerk in Hoorn 1928

Dick Ket made this drawing of the interior of a church in Hoorn with pen and brown ink in 1923. Looking at it, I imagine Ket, maybe a bit of an outsider, meticulously mapping out the space. The interior is rendered with such care. You can see the perspective lines of the tiled floor, the arches of the gothic windows, and the chandelier hanging in the center. The light is subtle and diffuse, creating a calm and contemplative atmosphere. I wonder if Ket identified with the cavernous silence of the space, or if he saw it as a place of community and ritual. Maybe the church represents the artist's own inner world, vast and complex. What do you see when you really look? That’s the beauty of art, isn’t it? It’s never quite fixed. Like the space in Ket’s drawing, it’s always open to new interpretations.