Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1929

This is an old postcard, a 'Carte Postale', that Simone Ratel sent to Philip Zilcken, but we don't know exactly when. It is the kind of everyday object that holds so much weight, and tells a small story. I can imagine Simone Ratel with her pen, pausing, thinking, then scribbling a message. What was she feeling at that moment? And the recipient, Philip Zilcken, what was his reaction when he received the card? You can see how the writing on the back has been smudged over time. I like to imagine a whole conversation going on between these two artists! In this act of writing, the hand moves with a certain rhythm, and the words come spilling out. It reminds me how artists are in an ongoing dialogue. They are always speaking to each other across time, inspiring each other. And each one, even in their uncertainty, gives courage to the next.