Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken before 1918

This Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken, maybe from 1918, is made with ink on paper – a simple, direct process. I can picture the artist, Himelschein, pen in hand, carefully forming each letter, each word a deliberate stroke. There’s a rhythm to the handwriting, a dance between intention and spontaneity. The loops and swirls of the script create a texture, a topography of language. I wonder what Himelschein was thinking, what they wanted to convey to Philip Zilcken. Was it a message of hope, a shared memory, or a simple hello? Each stamp and marking tells a story of its own: of travel, bureaucracy, and time. Like a painter layering colors, Himelschein built up the surface of this postcard with gestures both purposeful and accidental. In a way, this card is no different from a painting as an intimate form of expression. The act of sending a postcard is an intimate act that connects people across time and space.