Blad 2 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1930 - 1936

This page from a student register from the Colonial School for Girls and Women in The Hague between 1930-1949 is really fascinating. I mean, who was behind the handwritten entries, carefully penned in ink? Imagine the archivist or school secretary, day after day, filling in the blanks. Names, birthplaces, little black and white photographs, and then a confident signature. It's a collaboration between the student and the school's administration that comes alive through the ink. I’m particularly drawn to the signatures – each one a unique, swooping gesture. A name reduced to a calligraphic flourish. You can almost feel the pressure of the pen on the paper, the movement of the hand as it makes its mark. Each signature is unique, but they are unified by the similar form and use of ink. It makes me think of the conversations we have with one another, inspiring new forms of expression and creativity. Isn’t it wonderful?