Groepen en vrienden 1939 - 1943

This photo album page, titled "Groepen en vrienden", meaning "Groups and friends", is by an anonymous artist. It's not exactly a painting, but bear with me. I can imagine someone carefully arranging these images on the page, trying to capture a sense of connection and camaraderie, maybe a feeling of belonging? I see groups, friends, and individuals captured here, moments frozen in time, evoking nostalgia. The arrangement is intimate, and the page as a whole creates a narrative about relationships and social bonds. Thinking about this anonymous artist, they're kind of like me, working with intuition, arranging and composing. What does it mean to bring these particular images together? What story do they tell collectively? I imagine it's an ongoing process of discovery, a conversation between images and the person compiling them, revealing something about their life and the people they cherish. And that’s the thing about art, right? It's all about the conversations we have across time, inspiring one another, embracing ambiguity, and finding new ways to connect.