Voltooide houten brug 1903 - 1913

This photograph, titled "Voltooide houten brug" or Completed Wooden Bridge, freezes a moment in time. It’s an anonymous image, yes, but think of the care with which the composition has been arranged. I imagine the photographer, sweating in the humidity, fiddling with the bellows and plates. The light seems filtered, so I wonder, did they wait for a specific time of day? The bridge itself, stark and linear against the riotous jungle, really speaks to me. It's a feat of engineering—a solution, a connection. And it’s surrounded by lush chaos, a reminder of nature's indifference to our structures. In a way, painting is like that too—it is a construction, a kind of bridge built between the self and the world. Each mark, each layer, is a deliberate act, but it also yields to the unpredictable nature of materials. We all borrow from each other, artists building bridges across time, inspired by one another's visions.