Het Detachement Reksosari 1948 - 1949

This is a black and white photograph of 'Het Detachement Reksosari', pasted into an album page. Its arrangement follows a grid-like structure, where each individual photo acts as a modular unit. This formal organization is immediately striking because of the imposition of order onto what is seemingly casual documentation. The high-contrast, black and white palette flattens the images, reducing depth and emphasizing shapes. This abstraction enhances the composition's geometric quality, drawing attention to the interplay between form and content. The snapshots are organized by hand within the brown album. This work engages with ideas around the nature of representation and the construction of meaning. The grid format suggests a systematic, perhaps even colonial, attempt to categorize and control the narrative of these images. The act of arranging these images highlights the photographer's role in shaping the viewer's understanding, blurring the line between objective documentation and subjective interpretation.