Fotoalbum van een reis van Norbert van den Berg naar Italië, Montenegro, Griekenland en Kroatië c. 1930 - 1940

Norbert van den Berg made this photo album of a trip to Italy, Montenegro, Greece and Croatia sometime in his life, but who knows when exactly. We only have this cover to go on. It’s just a plain gray cover, so you might ask, why is this here? Well, think of it as a process, a journey if you will. Imagine the blank pages inside, waiting to be filled with memories, with light and shadow captured on film. The texture of the cover is almost velvety, like a quiet invitation to open it up and dive into someone else's experiences. Look at the way the light catches on the surface. It’s almost like a Rothko, where the color is less about what it is and more about what it does. This isn't just an object; it's a potential, a vessel for stories untold. Like Sophie Calle, van den Berg creates a space of imaginative projection. Ultimately art is always a kind of conversation across time.