's Lands Hospitaal en palmen 1934 - 1935

This photograph by Augusta Curiel captures ‘s Lands Hospitaal en palmen, it's an older photo, the colours are all faded to sepia, as are the views. I wonder about Augusta, looking through the viewfinder, and whether this composition came about by accident or design. The two images sit next to each other, almost touching, and are like two different views or perspectives that sit alongside each other in life. The photo on the left is a measured, landscaped view of the hospital and its grounds, while the image on the right celebrates the drama of the natural world. There’s a beautiful dialogue happening here, and it feels intuitive, and intimate. I imagine Augusta’s process was one of playful discovery, seeing and feeling, moving and looking, in a shared spirit of wonder and creative exchange that happens between artists who are in conversation across time.