Fotoalbum aanleg Gajoweg 1903 - 1913

This is a photo album of the Gajoweg development, created anonymously, and it's really got me thinking about surfaces. I can imagine the person handling this album, carefully selecting and placing each photograph, and the way those decisions accumulate to create a kind of emotional and historical record. The album itself is a muted grey-blue, almost like a faded memory. You can see these thin gold lines that frame the edges, a subtle detail that adds a touch of elegance. I wonder about the person who chose this fabric. Were they thinking about how it would feel in their hands, the kind of weight and texture that would make you want to keep coming back to it? And it's also a reminder of the conversation that we are always having with the past, each of us drawing on the work of those who came before us, making something new out of something old. It's a way of embracing the ambiguity and uncertainty of life, of allowing for multiple interpretations and meanings.