Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken before 1898

This postcard was created by Albert Baertsoen, dating back to no specific time. Upon viewing the artwork, one's eye is immediately drawn to the geometric precision of the postal markings and stamps. The artist's address is inscribed with a calligraphic flourish that contrasts sharply with the rigidity of the postal marks. The semiotic interplay is rich here. The postal marks, with their circular forms and dates, function as symbols of time and place. Meanwhile, the handwritten address, penned in elegant cursive, stands as a personal signifier. Baertsoen sets up a structural dialogue between the impersonal, administrative functions of postal communication and the intimate, human act of writing. The postcard, therefore, becomes more than a mere message carrier; it is a canvas where the artist juxtaposes formal elements to explore the tension between public and private, the systematic and the individual. As such, it offers an ongoing invitation to decipher its nuanced layers of meaning.