Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1914

This postcard, sent by Charles van Wijk to Philip Zilcken, is a message in muted grays and blues, made of ink and paper, time-stamped October 9th, 1914. I can imagine Van Wijk sitting down to write, maybe thinking about how Zilcken would receive his words, how the message would travel. There’s something so intimate about handwriting, isn’t there? Each letter formed with intention, bearing the trace of the hand, the personality of the sender. I feel a connection to Van Wijk, another artist communicating through marks. Painters are always in conversation, you know, across time and space, each brushstroke a response to something that came before. Each work building on the last, adding a layer to this ongoing dialogue. It's a simple act, sending a postcard, but within it there's a whole world of connection.