Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1918

This letter was written in 1917 by Charles Snabilié. I imagine Snabilié taking up his pen, the nib scratching across the page, each stroke a delicate dance between intention and chance. The ink, a dark, flowing medium, mirroring the flow of thoughts and emotions. Think about it: the act of writing itself is an intimate conversation between the self and the world. Snabilié's words, penned during a time of turmoil, carry the weight of history and personal reflection. I wonder what Snabilié might have been thinking as he wrote this letter. The texture of the paper, the scent of the ink, and the weight of the words themselves created a sensory experience, that shaped his thoughts and feelings. It reminds me that artists are always in dialogue, with each other and with the world. Each gesture, whether in painting or writing, is a response to what has come before, a contribution to an ongoing conversation.