Portret van Meinard Dorus Mijer 1930 - 1935

This small portrait of Meinard Dorus Mijer, by an anonymous artist, is captured in a monochromatic palette, seemingly born from the quiet patience inherent to photography. I like to think about what the artist was thinking. Were they striving for likeness, for something more? What would it have been like to develop photographs, to see the image emerge in the darkroom? They were definitely dealing with light, shadow, form. It's so minimal, but it really does capture something, that is so quiet, so soft. Painters and photographers are always working in conversation with each other, learning from each other’s work. What are different ways of seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world? Photography and painting have been inspiring each other’s creativity. We are all just working together and in response to each other. Art is a conversation, and that conversation never stops.