Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1924

This postcard, titled 'Brief aan Philip Zilcken', was made by Lya Berger, though we don't know exactly when. Berger's postcard is a study in layered information and the quiet conversation of everyday life. The handwriting, oh that handwriting, is like a delicate web, a personal script meant for one person, yet open to our gaze. It's thin, elegant, with a casual opacity, obscuring meaning while hinting at intimacy. The postmark, a faded blue stamp, anchors the ephemeral message to a time and place. Look at how the ink almost fades into the surface, mirroring the way memory itself fades and shifts. It's like a visual whisper, a reminder of the fleeting nature of communication and the enduring power of a handwritten note. I see a kinship with Cy Twombly's scribbled paintings here – that same sense of poetic gesture and the layering of meaning through seemingly random marks. Both artists remind us that art can be found in the simplest of forms, in the everyday acts of communication and remembrance.