Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1919

This is a Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken, made in 1919 by N.J. Singels. The writing here, the elegant script, feels very deliberate. It’s not just information, but a performance, each stroke considered. You can imagine the hand moving across the page, carefully forming each letter. Look at the ink, how it varies in thickness and darkness, creating a texture of its own. The stamp, a small rectangle of green, anchors the composition. Even the postmark, a simple circle, adds to the overall feeling of a moment captured in time. It reminds me of Cy Twombly’s work, not in style, but in the way he made marks that felt like a record of his body in space. This postcard isn't just about sending a message, but about the act of communication itself, a little piece of art made in the everyday. It reminds me that art is really just an ongoing conversation, a back-and-forth across time and space.