Twee foto's van Greet en Lien Lapp te paard, Wanasari 1910

Loentje Onnen's scrapbook includes these two images, "Twee foto's van Greet en Lien Lapp te paard, Wanasari." Looking at these photographs, I think about the intimacy of documenting personal experience. The sepia tones and the way the images are affixed to the page make me imagine the artist carefully selecting and arranging these mementos. Maybe she pondered the light in each image, the way the figures interact with their surroundings, and how the sequencing creates a narrative. I wonder what Onnen felt as she chronicled these scenes of Greet and Lien Lapp on horseback. Perhaps there was a sense of nostalgia, or maybe even a desire to preserve a particular moment in time. I see her arranging these images, almost like brushstrokes on a canvas, building a composition that speaks to memory, place, and relationship. It's a reminder that artmaking, in its many forms, is a way of making sense of our lives and our connections to others, inviting us to pause, reflect, and consider the stories that shape us.