Notater vedr. fakkeltoget i Odense 1867 1930 - 1936

This is a page of handwritten notes, 'Notater vedr. fakkeltoget i Odense 1867', by Niels Larsen Stevns. Think of the movement of his hand across the page, the pressure of the pen, the absorption of the ink into the paper. This is artmaking as a process of recording, almost like a seismograph records an earthquake. I love the way the dense marks form a field, almost a textile, where each word pushes up against its neighbour. It’s interesting how the density varies across the page, a constant process of adjustment and recalibration. Look at the curlicue flourishes of the lettering, the way they loop and curl, like a garden trellis. It reminds me of Cy Twombly's calligraphic scrawls, but with a Nordic sensibility. It is about embracing the incomplete, the unresolved, the multiple possibilities inherent in any act of creation. Art is not about answers, but about the ongoing dialogue between the artist, the artwork, and the viewer.