Bijbelverzen 1906 - 1948

Marie Jordan made this page of handwritten text sometime in the early to mid 20th century. Looking at these cursive lines flowing diagonally across the aged page, it seems like she was led by intuition as the text came into being. I imagine her hand, filled with intention, carefully writing, and considering how the words look and feel on the page. The act of writing has a rhythm, a tempo that seems to match the pace of thought itself. I think she’s inviting us into her state of mind. Words are made of marks, and the physicality of these dark lines on a light background shapes our experience. It's like she's having a conversation across time, and we get to listen in. It’s about seeing language as a form of embodied expression which embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations, and meaning over fixed or definitive readings.