Tidstavle over H.C. Andersens liv 1866-1844 1930 - 1938

This is a page of Niels Larsen Stevns's 'Tidstavle over H.C. Andersens liv 1866-1844', and it's all about writing. Imagine Stevns, pen in hand, hunched over this page, filling it with a looping script. The ink is dense and dark against the aged paper. It’s very intimate, like a diary entry or a private meditation. The dates and locations are like coordinates on a map, tracing the journey of H.C. Andersen's life. I wonder what Stevns was thinking as he wrote this? Was he lost in thought, imagining Andersen's travels and encounters? Each word, each line, seems carefully considered, like a painter layering brushstrokes on a canvas. The physical act of writing becomes a way of embodying and understanding another person's life. It reminds me of other artists who use text in their work, like Cy Twombly or even some of Basquiat’s stream of consciousness scribbles. Artists are always in conversation with each other across time, inspiring each other’s creativity. This page isn’t just a record, it’s an embodied expression, a way of connecting with history through the simple act of writing.