Loentje Furnée met vrienden en kinderen op het strand van Noordwijk 1930

Here we see a collage of photographs Loentje Furnée made in Noordwijk, of friends and children enjoying a day at the beach. I wonder what the artist felt when she created this image? Did she want to capture specific gestures, movements or feelings? What was she hoping to convey by carefully arranging the photographs on the page? It reminds me of some of Gerhard Richter’s early experiments with photographs. What a great resource, right? The photograph. And what a great challenge. How to use something so literal to do something so allusive, and emotional? Here, the photographs on the scrapbook page create a new space of inquiry, a new context of meaning, so that we can understand the artist's interests and influences. We are able to see through her eyes what is worth preserving. Through their conversation across time, these artists expand our understanding of the world. They create a conversation between image and memory. Each artwork offers a space of possibility. A space of wonder and ambiguity. A space for us to get lost in.