Vier foto's van Loentje Onnen met vrienden in Loosdrecht en het Spanderswoud, koningin-moeder Emma te Loosdrecht en huis Sparrenhoek aan de Kroonlaan te Hilversum Possibly 1910 - 1919

Loentje Onnen created this photo collage around 1910, capturing scenes from Loosdrecht and Hilversum. Imagine her carefully arranging these glimpses of her world, from friends gathered at a table to Queen Mother Emma's visit. I think of the quiet curiosity behind Onnen's lens. What was it like for her, framing these moments, deciding what to include and what to leave out? There’s a stillness in these images, a sense of time held gently in place. I can feel her hand moving across the paper, adjusting each photograph just so. Each image whispers its own story, while together they create a patchwork of memory and place. They invite us to reflect on the act of remembering, and how photography allows us to hold on to fleeting moments. Artists like Onnen remind us that every gesture, every choice in art-making, is a form of conversation across time. They allow us to reimagine the past and inspire new possibilities for the future.