Interieur met het koorhek van de Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk te Rotterdam 1911

This photograph captures the interior of the Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk in Rotterdam. The sepia tone and the way the light drapes across the architecture make me think about time, and how it changes everything. The linear perspective, like a stage set, draws you into the space, but the flat, neutral tones block any emotive connection. I am really drawn to the way the structure is both revealed and obscured, softened by light, but with a formal symmetry. What's so interesting about working with a restricted palette like this, is that it allows you to really explore surface and texture, like a black and white drawing, where the mark making is doing all the heavy lifting. Looking at this piece, I'm reminded of the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose photographic work also had a similar neutral tone, capturing industrial structures with a forensic eye. This image becomes part of an ongoing conversation about how we perceive and document the world around us, and the stories these images tell over time.