Terugkeer naar Jogyakarta 1949

This album page, "Terugkeer naar Jogyakarta", is a collection of black and white photographs, carefully arranged, like a visual diary. The making of something like this is a process. It's a journey back to a place through memory, held together by glue and cardboard. What strikes me is the texture. The rough edges of the photographs contrast with the smooth, neutral background of the page. You can almost feel the paper, aged and delicate. Look at the way the images capture moments of everyday life, a street scene, a cart pulled by oxen. They’re like little windows into another time, another world. The crisp monochrome tones evoke a sense of distance, yet the intimacy of the arrangement pulls you in. It feels like someone's personal history, laid out for us to glimpse. This reminds me a little of Gerhard Richter’s “Atlas”. Both use photographs to explore memory, history, and the process of seeing, leaving the meaning open to interpretation. Art is like that, always changing, always in conversation.