Handtekeningen en foto's van (vermoedelijk) zakenrelaties van Hans Martin c. 1949

This album page of photographs and signatures of Hans Martin's business associates wasn't made by a single artist, but by multiple people who once knew him. I wonder about the connections between the images and those swooping signatures. The signatures are so performative! It makes me think of that moment when you sign your name on something really important. What did it feel like to sign your name for Hans Martin? The album itself is almost an artwork. I love the way it combines images, text, and personal histories. It reminds me that art is not always about individual expression. It can be a collective endeavor, a record of relationships and shared experiences. Who was Hans Martin? Why did he collect these mementos? Was he trying to create his own kind of art, a portrait of himself through the people he knew? You have to think of him paging through this album, remembering the connections, constructing his identity through images and autographs.