LONGING
INDONESIAN LANDSCAPE, C. 1970-1980 YUDI SANDJAJA, oil on canvas on loan Kevin Felter
A person sails all alone on a quiet lake in a pirogue. Many Indo-Dutch have this type of dreamy landscape hanging on the wall. They fill old and new generations with a sense of longing. Nostalgia for the country they grew up in but had to leave. Or out of curiosity about a country they only know from family stories. This painting hung at the home of Kevin Felter’s grandparents in Dordrecht. Now he has it on the wall. Not only did he inherit this painting, but also the connection with the Dutch Indies of yore.