Telegram met gelukwensen, 1928 1928

This "Telegram met gelukwensen" was created in 1928 by PTT, it's printed on paper. There's something about bureaucratic documents that I find so compelling. The stark, utilitarian design, the way information is carefully arranged and delineated, there’s a certain beauty in the mundane, you know? This telegram, with its smattering of text and stamped insignia, feels almost like a Dadaist collage. Look at the way the ink bleeds slightly into the paper, and the way the lines are unevenly spaced. The stamps, with their faded colors and rough edges, add a touch of humanity to an otherwise sterile document. It is something you keep; maybe a love letter disguised as a receipt. It reminds me a bit of Kurt Schwitters' collages, the way he elevated everyday scraps of paper into high art. Both Schwitters and the anonymous creator of this telegram embraced the beauty of ephemera, reminding us that art can be found in the most unexpected places. It’s a reminder that everything is connected, like a visual game of telephone, the past speaking to the present through the humble medium of paper and ink.