Gezicht op de Remigiuskerk te Duiven 1905

This photographic print captures the Gezicht op de Remigiuskerk te Duiven with a kind of quiet observation, and was made by an anonymous artist from Monumentenzorg. The muted tones remind me of early photography, where light and shadow play a crucial role in defining form, it's like a drawing with light! The texture almost feels tangible, like you could reach out and feel the rough surface of the brickwork or the soft foliage surrounding the church. The artist probably used a large format camera, something that would allow them to capture every minute detail. Look at the bush in the foreground, how it seems to mimic the bulk of the church itself, this repetition is pleasing to the eye. You know, this piece reminds me a little of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s photographs of industrial structures. Both share this kind of detached, almost clinical observation, yet there’s something poetic about seeing these man-made structures against the natural world, like a conversation between humanity and nature.