Brief aan Françoise W.M. Bonger Possibly 1960 - 1967

This letter to Françoise W.M. Bonger was written by W.R.W. Hommes in 1960. Look at the cursive strokes made by the pen. The lines aren’t super even, they fluctuate and have their own rhythm. You can see the hand, right? Imagine Hommes sitting down to write this letter, maybe late at night when things were quiet, or early in the morning before the day got going. What kind of pen did they use? Was it scratchy? Did the ink flow smoothly? The act of writing by hand is so intimate, isn't it? It's not just about what you write, but how you write it, the pressure you put on the pen, the way the letters form on the page. You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting, their mood, their energy. The words on the page are a kind of performance and the letter reminds me of other handwritten letters by artists like Sol LeWitt. Artists are always inspiring each other, even across time. It’s a kind of conversation, a way of keeping the creative energy flowing.