Begraafplaats met graf van B.L.W. Bertok 1917 - 1919

This photograph shows a gravesite, it’s hard to know exactly when it was taken, or by whom. What I like about it is the light. The light in the image really brings out the texture of the stone, the way that it catches on the chain that surrounds the grave. It’s the kind of light that gives everything a soft, gentle kind of focus. If you look closely at the stone on the tomb, you can see the chisel marks where the stone was worked. The angle of the shot makes you feel like you're standing over the grave. The way the light falls across the stone reminds me that artmaking is a process, a way of working through the world. The mood here is a somber one, but it's softened by the light and by the way the photograph allows the details of the stone to be seen. Thinking about it, I'm reminded a little of the work of Eugène Atget, and his photographs of Paris. Both he and this anonymous photographer are looking at the world in a way that embraces ambiguity and multiple interpretations.