Norbert van den Berg met een gezelschap bij een graf in Westerveld en op Schiphol 1967

Willem Jacob van den Berg’s “Norbert van den Berg met een gezelschap bij een graf in Westerveld en op Schiphol” is a photographic artwork made at an unknown date. What strikes me about this piece is its layered approach. There’s one image of a group of people at a graveside, another of what seems to be the same group at an airport cafe, all pasted onto the plain blue page of a photo album. It's a collection of moments, emotions, and contexts, all coexisting on the same surface. I think about Willem, the artist, carefully selecting and placing these images, trying to capture a sense of memory and time. What do you think he was trying to say about the passing of time, the changing landscape of personal relationships and the way we commemorate and celebrate life?