Rejsedagbog. Bruxelles 1846

Curator: Oh, this is lovely! A page from Johan Thomas Lundbye’s "Rejsedagbog. Bruxelles," a travel journal from 1846. Just a drawing on paper, but it speaks volumes. Editor: Yes! It’s from the Statens Museum for Kunst. The dense handwriting seems almost…intimate? Like we’re intruding on a private thought. What captures your attention the most about this seemingly simple page? Curator: You know, it's that sense of intimacy that gets me too! Lundbye isn't just recording facts. I imagine him there, maybe in a Brussels café, jotting down impressions, sketches, the feel of the city on that specific day. Do you get the sense he’s making art, or just making notes? Editor: Hmmm, it feels like a little of both! The neatness suggests care, but it is so filled! More like a painter catching feelings with words. Curator: Exactly! He’s capturing fleeting moments. The cultural context is interesting – consider what was on Lundbye's mind when traveling! And it reads like he misses Copenhagen. See how he judges “modern pictures” rather harshly? What does that make you wonder about him, about Copenhagen itself? Editor: That maybe Copenhagen wasn’t so exciting at that point. Brussels was where it was AT for him. Curator: Perhaps. Though in the second paragraph, when talking about images, it doesn't sound all that exciting either. All "aliyonte"... But listen... What this made me realize is how deeply personal art journaling can be. I might steal his idea for MY trips! Editor: That's great! So even though it's a simple journal entry, it really opens up into bigger questions about how we experience places, both then and now. Curator: Absolutely. It’s a portal. Travel…art…what could be better?!