Gezicht op de Hervormde Kerk te Nijeveen 1906

This photograph depicts a church in Nijeveen, made by an anonymous photographer. The sepia tones give it a subdued, almost dreamlike quality, like a memory fading at the edges. The texture is fascinating; you can almost feel the rough surface of the brick and the intricate pattern of the roof tiles, maybe imagining the act of laying each brick, each tile, one after the other. Look closely at the areas where the light hits the brick. See how it makes the surface shimmer? It’s like the photographer is playing with light to reveal the underlying structure of the building. It reminds me of some of Agnes Martin's subtle, grid-like drawings, where the process of making is as important as the image itself. Both artists, in their own ways, invite us to slow down, to really look and feel, and to find beauty in simplicity. Ultimately, art is about seeing, thinking, and experiencing the world in new ways, and embracing the ambiguity that comes with it.