Ongebonden fotoalbum van het gezin Furnée-Onnen met reizen naar Venetië, de Rivièra, Duitsland en dagjes naar het strand in Noordwijk Possibly 1928 - 1931

This unbound photo album was assembled by Carolina (Loentje) Frederika Onnen, and it captures her family's travels with charming snapshots and simple annotations. It feels like a personal scrapbook, a collection of visual memories. The album's material presence is quite understated: a sturdy, grey cardboard serves as the backdrop, grounding the black and white photographs. The photographs themselves are not perfectly aligned, giving the album a casual, homemade feel. One photo shows a man surrounded by a flurry of birds, probably pigeons, in front of an ornate building. The image is small, and the grey tone creates a sense of nostalgia. This photo captures a single, vibrant moment, a sense of wonder and delight in the everyday. Looking at Onnen's photo album, I'm reminded of artists like Gerhard Richter, who used photography as a source material for his paintings, blurring the line between representation and abstraction. It's a reminder that art is a conversation, an ongoing exploration of how we see and understand the world.