Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1927

This letter to Philip Zilcken was penned by Fenna de Meyier in 1927. The ink meanders across the page, sometimes pooling in certain spots, then thinning out, becoming almost transparent. It's like watching someone think on paper, the words trailing off, then doubling back, each loop and flourish revealing a little about the writer’s state of mind. Looking closer, the ‘W’ in ‘Waarde’ at the top left leans forward, assertive, while other letters seem to shrink, almost apologetic. This reminds me of my own process, that strange dance between intention and accident. The way a line can suddenly take on a life of its own. De Meyier, mostly known for her etchings, embraces the fluidity of the handwritten form here, as if the act of writing itself is a kind of drawing. You can see this playful energy in the work of someone like Cy Twombly. Like Twombly, De Meyier’s art reminds us that meaning is never fixed, but always in motion, evolving with each new reading.