Rejsedagbog 1845

This is a page from Johan Thomas Lundbye's travel journal. Notice the prominence of script, a potent symbol of knowledge, communication, and the passage of time. Script, in its various forms, has always been a powerful tool, a means to transcend temporal and spatial boundaries. Think back to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs or the medieval illuminated manuscripts. These early forms of writing were not just methods of recording information but sacred acts, imbued with cultural and religious significance. Like the recurring motif of the "sleeping Ariadne," a symbol of abandonment but also of rebirth and transformation, script has reappeared across cultures and eras. This handwritten page, filled with Lundbye's personal observations, captures an intimate moment in time, yet it also connects to a larger, collective human experience. The act of writing, of recording one's thoughts and experiences, is a profound expression of our desire to leave a mark, to defy the inevitable oblivion of time.