Zevende pagina van een dagboek van een reis door Noorwegen met een foto van een roeiboot in een baai Possibly 1895 - 1898

This is a page from a travel diary with an integrated photograph of a bay with a rowboat, created by Hendrik Herman van den Berg. The photograph is a study in muted tones, almost monochromatic. The composition guides the eye across a still body of water towards a distant shore, where the land melts into the sky. This hazy, indistinct horizon evokes a sense of serene vastness. The handwritten text surrounding the photograph creates a fascinating interplay between the visual and the textual. The script itself has a rhythmic quality, a kind of personal code that mirrors the tranquil scene. It challenges conventional notions of travel writing by intertwining personal reflection with landscape, blurring the lines between observer and observed. This destabilization of traditional forms invites us to consider how personal experience shapes our perception of place. The artwork functions not just as a record of a journey but as a meditation on perception, memory, and the intimate connection between self and world.