Brief aan Mien Cambier van Nooten Possibly 1937

This is a letter, addressed to Mien Cambier van Nooten, written by Dick Ket; a dense swirl of handwriting on lined paper. I'm really drawn to the intimacy of handwriting, it's like peeking directly into someone's thoughts. The ink is dark and consistent, but the pressure varies, creating a rhythm of thick and thin strokes across the page. There’s a real physicality to it, a sense of the hand moving, pausing, and pressing harder at times. Look at how the loops of the 'l's and 'b's reach out and embrace the surrounding words; it's a dance of gestures across the page. It makes me think of Cy Twombly and his scribbled paintings, where language becomes texture and meaning blurs into pure visual energy. This letter reminds us that art and communication are intertwined, and that even the simplest act of writing can be a profound form of expression.