Brief aan jonkheer Hendrik Teding van Berkhout (1879-1969) Possibly 1932 - 1939

This letter to Jonkheer Hendrik Teding van Berkhout was made in 1932 by Jo Bezaan. Look at the handwritten elements here, the way the address is almost floating on the page, like a constellation of words. The stark, printed text anchors the piece, providing a framework against which Bezaan’s mark-making dances. Notice the smudged ink of the postmark, a soft circle of grey against the crisp lines of the typed words. It reminds me of the way process can leave its mark, a ghostly echo of the past lingering on the surface. Think of Cy Twombly and his scribbled paintings. The signature, a swooping, almost illegible gesture, adds another layer of complexity. It’s a personal touch, a moment of intimacy in an otherwise formal document. This work invites us to consider the intersection of language, gesture, and time, a meditation on communication and the traces we leave behind. It's like a conversation across time.