Album met foto's van Amsterdam en omgeving c. 1900 - 1930

This album, with photographs of Amsterdam and its surroundings, is a rich, dark plum colour. Imagine the hand that chose this shade, the bookbinder carefully smoothing down the material, stretching it across the cardboard. I wonder what our maker was thinking, choosing this deep, wine-like tone. The way the light catches, not quite reflective, but soaked in. Like the memory of a spilled drink, slowly absorbed. The cover seems worn, aged, telling a story of use and care. The slightly mottled surface whispers of touch, of hands tracing patterns, of countless openings and closings. The cord, wrapped loosely at the side, adds a touch of fragility, a human element. The anonymous artist is someone who values keeping things together, a collector of moments, who understands the power of images to evoke a time and place. Much like a painter captures a feeling on canvas, they have assembled fragments of reality into a cohesive whole. It is an ongoing conversation, inspiring creativity across time.