Brief aan Jean Charles Joseph Drucker Possibly 1902 - 1926

This letter to Jean Charles Joseph Drucker was written in ink on paper in 1942 by Jan Striening. The very act of writing, of putting pen to paper, contains a certain symbolic weight—it’s a gesture of communication across distance and time. Consider the slant of the handwriting itself, the pressure of the pen against the page. Each stroke carries the writer’s emotional state, a physical manifestation of their thoughts. The act of writing as a means of conveying the self has deep roots, echoing ancient scribes and illuminated manuscripts. We see this yearning for self-expression resurface in modern graffiti or coded messages—a primal urge to leave one's mark. Writing becomes a form of self-preservation; a way to transcend the immediate and connect with something larger. In the cyclical dance of history, this intimate letter finds its place as a testament to human connection and resilience.