Prentbriefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1909 - 1913

This used postcard to Philip Zilcken was composed in Paris in 1903. See how the script floats across the surface, meandering between the printed text and postal stamps. Imagine Vittorio Pica penning it, his hand moving quickly, trying to catch up with the rush of his thoughts. I sympathize with him, the artist, as I write, my hand moving across the page, the words tumbling out, chasing after an idea I can't quite grasp. The postal marks bleed and blur, mingling with the handwriting, like colours mingling on a canvas. The stamp with the figure set against its solid red ground becomes an intentional block of colour within the composition. Like a painting, this humble piece of mail is a kind of collaboration across time, between sender, recipient, and the postal workers who carried it across countries. We, as viewers, get to join the conversation, too.