Blad 75 uit Stamboek van de leerlingen der Koloniale School voor Meisjes en Vrouwen te 's-Gravenhage deel II (1930-1949) Possibly 1935 - 1939

This spread from a student register from the Colonial School for Girls and Women in The Hague from sometime between 1930 and 1949 is not a painting, but I'm going to think about it as a work made with lines. It is a grid-like construction created through the repetition of ruled lines. The horizontal lines give a sense of flow, while the vertical lines feel more structural, like scaffolding holding it all together. I wonder about the person who made it. I imagine them sitting at a desk in the quiet stillness of an office, carefully using a ruler and pen to inscribe the page. The quality of the lines gives me a sense of their presence, their rhythm, and their intention. The image and handwriting represent a specific time. The students' information recorded here feels deeply connected to the history of the school, and reminds me of the power of record-keeping. It echoes the work of many artists that have also created a sense of flow and intention.