Weg door een bosrijke omgeving in Nederlands-Indië, vooraan links een Europees stel met kind c. 1920 - 1930

This is an interesting gelatin silver print of a forest path in the Dutch East Indies, made by Klaas Kleiterp. I like the way the monochromatic colour palette makes me feel like I am in a dream. I imagine Kleiterp, out there, composing the scene in his mind’s eye, thinking about light and shadow, figuring out the best angle. Then bam! He captures the family walking the path, surrounded by dense foilage. The thin, wispy blades of grass are almost tickling my nose. What’s particularly cool is how the artist composes the image so that the viewers eye is lead along the curving path. It's amazing how artists, like Kleiterp, share ideas across time, inspiring us to see and create in new ways.