Zes foto's van een reis door het Midden-Oosten 1927

This is an intriguing scrapbook page by Carolina Onnen, featuring six photographs from a journey through the Middle East. What strikes me is the way these little snapshots, preserved in an album, capture a time and place through a very particular lens. I'm drawn to the handwritten captions beneath each image. They are not just labels but little gestures of memory, adding a layer of intimacy to the stark black and white photographs. There's a real sense of someone carefully piecing together a narrative, a personal cartography of their travels. The sepia tones lend a feeling of nostalgia and the album itself, with its slightly worn pages, becomes part of the artwork. This piece reminds us that art isn’t just about grand statements, but also the small, personal acts of remembering and recording, which connect us to the past and to each other. Think of the way that Susan Sontag reflected on photography, and its ability to freeze moments in time!