Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1928

This letter to Philip Zilcken, penned by Arsène Alexandre, feels like a little sketch in ink. I love how the words cascade down the page, dark looping lines against the white. It feels urgent and personal, like the artist is letting us in on a secret. I imagine Arsène hunched over a desk, the nib of his pen scratching against the paper, each stroke a little dance between thought and action. I bet he paused, maybe chewed on the end of his pen, searching for the right word, the perfect sentiment. It makes me think about all the letters I’ve written, the ones that captured a moment, a feeling, a connection between two people. Alexandre's embrace of the written word as an art form reminds me that everything can be a site of inquiry for the artist, and every gesture can be charged with meaning.