Dorpelingen in Suriname 1925 - 1927

This small black and white photograph, *Dorpelingen in Suriname*, captures a moment in a Surinamese village. Think about the photographer, an anonymous somebody, holding the camera, framing this scene—a cluster of villagers by the water’s edge, a strange dance of familiarity and distance. What were they thinking as they looked through the viewfinder? The composition is tight, almost claustrophobic, but within that space, there’s a world of texture: the bark of the trees, the woven fabric of the clothing. I imagine their surprise, maybe even annoyance. It reminds me of snapshots from the past, where the everyday becomes a document, and the act of looking back is like overhearing a conversation across time. I feel as though they are in dialogue with my own practice, sparking ideas I never thought possible.