Brief aan Mien Cambier van Nooten Possibly 1939

This is a letter from Dick Ket to Mien Cambier van Nooten, made in pencil on February 20th, 1939. Look at the almost scribbled handwriting, full of flourishes and loops, like a vine winding its way across the page. I can only imagine how much you could learn from the original by seeing how the pencil sits on the page. The text is densely packed, almost claustrophobic, with very little white space around the edges. The controlled chaos of the marks on the page is a reminder of the act of writing as a process, a stream of consciousness captured in graphite. The overall effect is intimate and vulnerable. Ket’s letters remind me of Cy Twombly's scribbled paintings. Both explore mark-making as a form of expression, a way of capturing thoughts and emotions on a surface. They invite us to slow down, to decipher the hidden meanings within their layered lines and shapes. It's a reminder that art is not always about perfection or clarity, but about embracing the messy, imperfect nature of being human.