Interieur van een zaal in Kasteel Cannenburgh te Vaassen 1890 - 1920

This anonymous photograph captures the interior of a room in Kasteel Cannenburgh. It’s all about the light, or lack thereof, and how the artist coaxes form out of a narrow range of tones. It’s like watching someone trying to make a painting with only burnt umber and a touch of white – you really have to know what you’re doing! Look at the way the light catches the edges of the furniture, and the way the details in the paintings on the wall seem to emerge from the shadows. There's something so intimate about it, like a secret world that's been captured on film. This photograph reminds me of the work of Eugène Atget, who documented the streets of Paris at the turn of the century, they both share a love for the everyday, and the way light can transform the ordinary into something extraordinary. It’s like the artist is saying, "Look, this is what it's like to be here, in this moment."