Brief aan anoniem 1871 - 1898

This is a handwritten letter from Andries Bonger, dating to no specific year, with an unknown recipient. The most dominant motif is the handwritten script itself. The act of writing has been laden with symbolic power since antiquity. Consider the Egyptian hieroglyphs or the Greek alphabet. The continuous tradition of handwriting resurfaces in medieval illuminated manuscripts, where each letter was a carefully rendered work of art, as well as in modern calligraphy. In Jungian psychoanalysis, handwriting can be viewed as a direct expression of the subconscious. The loops, strokes, and pressure applied to the pen are like a seismograph of the soul, revealing the writer's emotional state, character, and hidden tensions. Think about the visual presence of the characters, the weight and form they take in the page. The dense, urgent strokes on this paper convey anxiety and passion, an intimate sharing of thoughts. The non-linear progression of symbols is evident as handwriting persists and evolves, taking on new psychological and aesthetic meanings across centuries.