Vijftiende pagina van een dagboek van een reis door Noorwegen met een foto met een gezicht op Brattlandsdalen Possibly 1895 - 1899

This is a page from a travel diary with a photograph of Brattlandsdalen in Norway, created by Hendrik Herman van den Berg in the late 19th or early 20th century. Van den Berg's journey through Norway, documented in his diary, invites us to consider the experience of travel and landscape through the eyes of a Dutch artist. The photograph, juxtaposed with his handwritten notes, creates an intimate dialogue between the visual and textual. What does it mean to capture a landscape, to possess it through image and word? Perhaps it was an attempt to render the sublime into something knowable. Consider the diary as a personal archive, reflecting not only the artist's experiences but also the cultural values and aesthetic preferences of his time. How do personal narratives intersect with broader histories of exploration, colonialism, and representation? The photograph of Brattlandsdalen is not just a depiction of a place, but a record of a journey, a moment captured, and a story told.