Fragment uit Andries Pels’ ‘Gebruik en misbruik des Toneels’ uit 1681 1905 - 1906

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this fragment from Andries Pels’ ‘Gebruik en misbruik des Toneels’ uit 1681. The off-white page, filled with cursive handwriting, immediately draws us into a space of intimate reflection, almost as if we're deciphering a personal diary. The script, rendered in delicate, almost ethereal strokes, creates a visual rhythm across the page, hinting at layers of meaning beyond the immediately legible. The act of handwriting itself becomes a focal point, a semiotic code that speaks to the passage of time. It suggests a moment of contemplation, echoing the themes within the original text by Andries Pels on the use and abuse of theatre. Cachet seems to be engaging with the historical and intellectual context of Pels' work, using the formal qualities of script and page to challenge fixed meanings. The visible texture of the page, combined with the cursive script, turns this fragment into an ongoing dialogue between past and present.