Verbleekte herinneringen #1

The second volume of Erik de Graaf's Gekleurd Geheugen, published in 2003 by Oog & Blik and De Harmonie, arrives with a beautifully restrained cover that perfectly suits its introspective title — "Coloured Memory." De Graaf's cover art frames a circular vignette of bare winter trees rendered in cool blues against a bright yellow field, their stark, graphic forms reflected or refracted through what appears to be a large lens or curved surface. It's a quietly compelling image that hints at the way memory distorts and reframes what we think we see clearly.