Prentbriefkaart aan Anna Dorothea Dirks Possibly 1925 - 1927

This postcard to Anna Dorothea Dirks, made in 1925 by Johan Huizinga, is like a little universe, all its own. You can imagine him holding this small rectangle, pen in hand, scribbling away. It’s a pretty intimate gesture, writing a postcard, right? I picture him carefully choosing the words, each stroke of the pen deliberate, yet flowing. He’s filling the space with meaning, connecting with someone through ink and paper. Look at the handwriting, how it loops and curves, almost like a dance. You see the post stamps, too. And the way the address is carefully written. These aren’t just words; they’re traces of a person, a moment in time. You sense the artist's thoughts and feelings as he creates the image, responding to it intuitively. I think about all the artists who've used writing. It's a form of embodied expression, that embraces ambiguity and uncertainty. Each one inspires the next, you know?