Tekst over het onderkomen 1942 - 1943

This text, ‘Tekst over het onderkomen’ details a building’s history. The even, all-over texture, achieved through what I imagine was a typewriter, gives a sense of thoroughness and completion. The piece documents the transformation of a monastery into a military barracks. It's intriguing how language, like paint, can build and rebuild spaces. Words layer history, converting sacred spaces into sites of conflict. The phrase 'die weissen Schwestern’ evokes an interesting image, perhaps intentionally. This simple phrase encapsulates how meaning shifts through time and translation. It's a reminder that art and history are always open to interpretation. It makes me think of Gerhard Richter, whose work often explores the weight of history through the ambiguity of images.