Briefkaart aan Philip Zilcken Possibly 1905

This postcard, made by Anton L. Koster, is like a tiny window into a conversation from a long time ago. It's the kind of piece that makes you think about how art-making is a process, a layering of thoughts and actions. I love how the stamps and postmarks create a kind of visual texture, almost like an abstract painting. They overlap with the elegant handwriting, creating a beautiful tension between the official and the personal. Look at how the ink bleeds slightly into the paper, it's a tiny detail, but it speaks volumes about the materiality of the piece, about time passing, and about the fragility of communication. The whole thing feels so immediate, like a snapshot of a moment in time. It reminds me a little of Cy Twombly, in the way that he used writing and mark-making to create these layered, evocative surfaces. Art is like a big conversation, and each piece is just a little snippet of that ongoing dialogue.