Brief aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1925 - 1927

This letter to Philip Zilcken, penned by Lya Berger, feels like a peek into a private world. I imagine Berger in her studio, the nib of her pen scratching across the page. She's not just writing; she's performing a kind of dance with the words, the ink flowing with a rhythm all its own. The handwriting itself is so alive, with its loops and flourishes, each stroke a tiny gesture, a flicker of thought. Look at how the letters lean and curve! It makes me think about her hand, her wrist, the pressure she applied to the page—like layers of paint building up on a canvas. I bet that blue paper wasn't just a surface; it was a space for her thoughts to breathe, to take shape. Artists, we're all just trying to find our way, letter by letter, brushstroke by brushstroke, across the spaces between us.