Brief aan Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Possibly 1994

This is a letter, dated February 10, 1994, made by J. van der Heide. It's a handwritten note, and the marks feel so personal, like a direct extension of the artist's thoughts, you know? The texture of the paper, the way the ink bleeds slightly, it all adds to this feeling of intimacy. It's like you're getting a peek into their mind. If you look closely at the looping of the letters, there’s this sense of rhythm, a dance between control and letting go. I think it’s visible in the long ‘S’ shapes which form a spine across the page. It reminds me a little of Cy Twombly, actually. Although Heide's piece is a letter, a functional object, the attention to the act of writing and the expressiveness of the marks elevate it to something beyond just communication. It's like a little poem, really.