Interieur tentoonstelling Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten Possibly 1945 - 1948

This black and white photograph captures the ‘Interieur tentoonstelling Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten’ by Marius Meyboom. It's a constructed interior, a kind of stage set made of images and objects. The photo has this collage-like feel, a layering of different scenes and symbols. Meyboom creates a world where images collide, where a picturesque village scene sits next to a portrait of a child, all under this heavy shadow of… something. You can see the grain of the original image; it hasn't been obscured, but rather accentuated. I find myself drawn to the way Meyboom is playing with the weight of visual history. The juxtaposition of these elements creates a conversation. It is a statement about memory, representation, and the stories we tell ourselves through images. Like Kurt Schwitters, Meyboom recycles the everyday into something new, something that resonates with a certain historical weight. It feels very of its time, a time of re-evaluation.