Krantenknipsel uit archief Jan Veth Possibly 1962 - 1969

This newspaper clipping is from the archive of Jan Veth and was created by Piet Tiggers. Looking at the image here, I get a sense of old newsprint, that lovely yellowed paper that smells so delicious. Newspapers are fascinating objects - ephemeral and ubiquitous. I feel like Tiggers had a fascination for ephemera and the ways images and words can be plucked out of everyday life and transformed into art. He may have been thinking about how we process information, how images and text vie for our attention, and how meaning is constructed through juxtaposition and collage. I wonder what it felt like for him to cut and paste these clippings, to physically rearrange the world around him into something new. It's a reminder that art isn't just about making something from scratch, but also about recontextualizing what already exists. Artists are always in conversation with one another, borrowing and building upon ideas across time. This simple clipping encourages us to see the world with fresh eyes, open to the unexpected beauty and meaning that can be found in the most ordinary of places.