Doos van bruin karton, rechthoekig, met stempel van Hirsch & Cie Amsterdam en een etiket met het adres van de schenkster before 1976

This rectangular brown cardboard box, stamped by Hirsch & Cie Amsterdam and labeled with the donor's address, feels to me like a painting in disguise. It's interesting to think about how an object like this takes on a life of its own! I imagine the box-makers, folding and shaping the cardboard with practiced hands, much like a painter building up layers of color and form. The texture of the cardboard, the way the light catches on its surface, and the graphic punch of the stamp—it all contributes to the box's quiet presence. Even the label, torn at the edges, adds a touch of history and personality. Artists are always looking for new ways to see and represent the world. It's easy to imagine how the box-makers may have been thinking about the person who would eventually come to own it, and the object’s own journey into the museum. In the end, all material things hold a kind of poignancy.