Conceptbrief aan Wolfgang Born 1930

This piece, "Conceptbrief aan Wolfgang Born," is a handwritten letter by Andries Bonger. You can see where the ink bleeds and pools on the page, where the pressure of the pen varies with the urgency of the message. I imagine Bonger hunched over a desk, scratching away at the page, lost in thought. It's a letter, so it’s about communication, the act of reaching out. I imagine him grappling with ideas, trying to articulate them, searching for the right words, crossing things out, starting again. He is wrestling with language, trying to pin down something elusive. The act of writing becomes a way of thinking, of discovering what he wants to say. It reminds me that art-making, even writing, is a conversation, not just with others, but with oneself. And like any good conversation, it's full of starts and stops, tangents, and detours, all leading to something unexpected. It’s alive.