Exterieur van één van de weverijen van Joseph Cheetham in Rusland 1903 - 1904

This sepia photograph shows the exterior of one of Joseph Cheetham’s weaving mills in Russia. The image is quite small, and the color palette is limited, giving it a sense of historical distance, but also a certain intimacy. It’s like holding a memory in your hands. The surface has a matte quality; you can almost feel the texture of the paper. This grounded, material aspect contrasts with the vastness suggested by the building, stretching into the distance. The way the light catches the brickwork and the windows, it's not just a depiction of a factory, but also the play of light and shadow. That long horizontal line of the building stretches out before us and somehow reminds me of Agnes Martin's minimalist grids, where simple forms gain significance through repetition and subtle variation. Cheetham’s photo and Martin's grids, both are about finding beauty and meaning in the everyday. They invite us to see the world in new ways.