Document met bericht aan M.J. Sanou Possibly 1940

This document, made in Amsterdam on October 24, 1940, is full of interesting marks. It’s a letter, typed and signed with a flourish, and it’s the kind of thing that makes you think about process, about how even official forms have a handmade aspect. Look at the texture of the paper, its color and surface, and consider the physicality of the medium. The typewriter’s font is rigid, formal, while the signature, with its swooping lines, offers a stark contrast. It's so heavy and dark, as if the writer pressed down extra hard with the pen, embedding the signature into the page. That signature! It’s like a performance, a burst of energy that undercuts the coldness of the official tone. It reminds me of Cy Twombly, actually, or maybe even a Franz Kline, who used expressive black marks. Art's all about conversation across time, right? You keep working through stuff, and nothing's ever really nailed down, which is why it's so interesting.