Noordzijde van het koor van de Hervormde Kerk te Scherpenisse 1905

This anonymous photograph captures the north side of the choir of the Reformed Church in Scherpenisse. It's rendered in a limited palette of sepia tones, giving it a kind of faded grandeur, almost as if the image itself is slowly crumbling like the facade of the old church. I’m drawn to the texture—you can almost feel the rough stone under your fingertips. The artist hasn't tried to hide the wear and tear; instead, they’ve allowed the imperfections to become part of the story. Look at the lower left, where the building appears to blend seamlessly into the surrounding foliage, the edges blurring to obscure where stone ends and nature begins. It’s as if the church is slowly being swallowed by the earth. This makes me think of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs of industrial structures - stark yet oddly beautiful. Like their work, this photograph embraces the beauty in the overlooked and the everyday. It reminds us that art isn’t just about perfection; it’s about finding poetry in the process and embracing the unexpected.