Gezicht op de kust van Ploumanach 1901

This landscape photograph shows the coast of Ploumanach. Notice how the rock formations, jutting out from the sea, create a natural barrier and a sense of the sublime. The sea, often a symbol of the unconscious, here meets the steadfast earth. The coast, this threshold space, recalls similar liminal spaces in art across time. Think of Caspar David Friedrich's wanderers overlooking abysses, figures contemplating nature's overwhelming presence. The coast, a place of transition, of departures and arrivals. The rough coast may stir within us the primordial fears and longings tied to our very existence, a testament to the endurance of the human spirit. The ocean's vastness reflects the endless depths of the human soul, constantly shaped by the currents of time. The symbols, as always, are not static; they evolve, are reinterpreted, and resurface throughout history.