Vrienden van Loentje Onnen en een gezicht op de villa Elwin in Den Haag 1912

Here’s a page from Carolina Onnen's photo album, filled with snapshots of friends and a villa in The Hague. It's like she's collecting moments, pinning them down with these small, intimate glimpses. The sepia tones wrap everything in a kind of nostalgic warmth, like an old memory half-faded but still vivid. Look at the way she frames each photo, almost like tiny windows into another time. There's a candidness here, a sense of immediacy. This isn't about perfection, it's about capturing the essence of a moment, the feeling of a place. I like how the physical act of assembling this album becomes part of the artwork itself. It reminds me of other artists who embraced the snapshot aesthetic, like Nan Goldin. Except here, there's this added layer of history, a connection to a specific time and place. It's not just a collection of images, it's a personal archive, a testament to the power of friendship and memory.