Bijbelverzen 1906 - 1948

This is Marie Jordan’s “Bijbelverzen”, created sometime between the late 19th and mid-20th century, probably with ink on paper. It seems so simple, just language, but look closely and you’ll find a whole world in the script. It's writing as image, a process made visual. You can see the pressure of the hand, the way the ink bleeds slightly into the page. It's so intimate, like a whispered secret, and so material, the black ink on off-white paper. The words become shapes, lines dancing across the surface, and the way they're arranged creates its own rhythm and form. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, maybe. Think about the act of writing these verses, the time it took, the intention behind each stroke. It's a meditation, a way of seeing and experiencing the world through the act of making, and maybe that’s what art is all about: a conversation between ourselves and the world around us.