This picture arose in a moment of curiosity: through a rough opening where a glass was too small for a window, I looked out over a green Hagelands field, with a small barn in the distance.
The hard, weathered frame contrasted with the openness of the landscape behind it. The ice flowers on the glass, with the sunny view.
I find that field of tension fascinating: enclosure versus space, the intimate versus the vast, cold and heat, blue and yellow.
The vista acts as a natural 'window' that guides the eye and frames the story. I love how an everyday detail, a hole in a wall, a forgotten corner, can become an invitation to pause, to look further, to reflect.
On the wall, this image acts as a visual anchor. The textures give depth, the perspective arouses curiosity, and the small barn offers a
landmark without dominating the whole.
For me, this is an ode to 'looking deeper': through the layers of material, memory and landscape, to where the silence of the field begins.
Whispering Fields captures the timeless beauty of the Hageland: the golden glow over hills, but also the silent wonder of a flower, a fluff or weed in the sun. Each detail is given a poetic charge and shows the timeless beauty of the everyday, translated into fine.. Read more…