Notater vedrørende Ælnods saga om Knud den Helliges færd i Vendsyssel. Uddrag fra Historisk Tidsskrift, Hans Olrik 1933 - 1934

This page, “Notater vedrørende Ælnods saga om Knud den Helliges færd i Vendsyssel. Uddrag fra Historisk Tidsskrift, Hans Olrik” was created by Niels Larsen Stevns. It’s full of Stevns’ handwriting, a field of marks that are so full and consistent, you could almost imagine he made them with a broad brush, like some kind of abstract expressionist. There is a lovely rhythm to the letters, the way they lean and loop into each other, almost like a dance. The ink is a faded blue, giving it a soft, almost dreamlike quality. You can see how the pen pressed into the paper, leaving a slight indentation, making the words feel present. It’s almost like the artist is inviting you to touch and feel the words, to connect with the writing in a physical way. This focus on the written word in this piece makes me think of Cy Twombly's scrawled paintings. Both artists use the act of writing as a way to explore history, memory, and language, emphasizing the power of art to be both beautiful and ambiguous, and to embrace a multitude of interpretations.