Hans van der Meer: Minor Mysteries Signed on a small nameplate

Signed on a small nameplate provided by the artist

this work insists that each of these options are equally problematic ways of looking at place

Hans van der Meer left for Budapest in the fall of 1984

but with hope for something new

the series is like a monument to an era in transition

Hans van der Meer: Minor Mysteries Signed on a small nameplateInspired by legendary street photographers, Hans van der Meer left for Budapest in the fall of 1984. Minor Mysteries reflects what fascinated Van der Meer as a young and curious outsider in a country that at first sight seemed alienating and distant. Without a preconceived plan, he let his intuition guide him, wandering the streets like a director collecting scenes for a script. This is how he stumbled upon wonderous, playful, and at times tragicomic