Krantenknipsel uit archief Philip Zilcken before 1922

This printed news clipping by Willem Kloos is a small window into a past literary squabble, a printed page filled with tiny words. I can imagine Kloos, pen in hand, carefully crafting each sentence, each word a deliberate choice in this public exchange of ideas. The act of writing itself is a form of mark-making. The texture of the paper, the density of the ink, even the way the light catches the surface – these all contribute to the story of its making. You can sense the back-and-forth of voices, the thrust and parry of intellectual debate. This piece reminds me of the broader tradition of artists using text as a medium, from Jenny Holzer’s projections to the concrete poetry of the early 20th century. Artists are always in conversation, riffing off each other’s ideas across time. Painting, like writing, is an embodied expression, where ambiguity and uncertainty allow for multiple interpretations.