Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1924

This postcard was written by N.J. Singels, likely around 1924, and it's the kind of everyday object that becomes art through its message and history. The lettering, in dark grey ink, varies in pressure and thickness, giving a sense of the writer's hand moving across the paper, almost like brushstrokes. The handwriting itself is the main event here. Look at the loops and swirls, the way some letters are connected and others stand alone. You can almost feel the pen scratching against the paper. It's so different from our digital world. Each mark is a record of a moment in time, a physical manifestation of thought. I love how something as simple as a handwritten note can carry so much emotion and personal history, you know? Like a Cy Twombly painting, it's not just about what it says, but how it says it. Both feel very intimate. Art doesn’t have to be grand; it can be found in these little, ephemeral things. It reminds us that everything is connected in some way.