Lijst van rugspieren in Duits en Latijn 1906 - 1945

Reijer Stolk made this list of back muscles in both German and Latin, probably printed some time in the first half of the 20th century. It's got this orderly arrangement, almost like a musical score, each muscle carefully named. The type is solid, almost like blocks, creating a pattern that's both informative and surprisingly graphic. What grabs me is the contrast between the precision of the language and the implied messiness of the body. The starkness of the black ink against the pale paper makes the list feel like a scientific document, yet it's naming the very things that allow us to move, to feel, to be alive. Look at the way the lines of text are interrupted by horizontal bars. They seem to emphasize the architecture of the body, with each phrase like a building block in our physical structure. This piece reminds me of the work of Hanne Darboven, the way she turned information into art. Stolk's list isn't just about anatomy; it's a reflection on how we try to categorize and understand the beautiful, chaotic reality of our bodies.