Fotoalbum met 292 foto's van Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong c. 1931 - 1935

This is Wilhelmina van Zijll de Jong's photo album. The cover shows a composition that feels at once modern and ancient. Like a personal glyph, it seems to say something important. I like to imagine Wilhelmina working on it – maybe at a table, with a cup of tea, carefully cutting out the triangles and thinking about how they fit together. Was she into graphic design, the Bauhaus, or something else entirely? I'm reminded of other artists like Hilma af Klint or Agnes Martin, who used geometric forms to express abstract ideas, too. The album is a testament to how artists, even those who didn't consider themselves as such, engage in a visual dialogue. It's a reminder that making things by hand can be a way of thinking and feeling. We don't need all the answers; sometimes, the questions are enough.