Zuiderzeewerken: Sluisput Kornwerderzand 4 juni 1928 Possibly 1928

This black and white photograph, titled Zuiderzeewerken: Sluisput Kornwerderzand 4 juni 1928, was taken by Fototechnische Dienst K.L.M. It gives an aerial view of the lock in Kornwerderzand. I imagine the photographer circling around the lock to capture the full structure. From a distance, the lock looks like a geometric, almost abstract, form amidst the fluidity of the sea. This reminds me of the work of artists like Piet Mondrian, who similarly explored the relationship between geometric forms and the natural world. While Mondrian used paint, here, the photographer uses the camera to distill the landscape into a series of lines, shapes, and tonal contrasts. Artists are in an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring one another’s creativity.