Rol met lila satijnlint met één gerafelde zijde c. 1935

Here we have Gustav Schnitzler’s roll of lilac satin ribbon with one frayed edge, dimensions, width 1.5 cm, diameter 9.2 cm, height 2.3 cm This isn’t paint, but I see it like one. See the way the lilac, that delicate, aged lilac, seeps into the cardboard roll? It’s like color bleeding into a canvas, uncontrolled, a happy accident. The frayed edge, it's like an unfinished painting, isn't it? A deliberate choice to leave something raw, exposed. It reminds me of Agnes Martin, her delicate lines and subtle colours, a quiet rebellion against perfection. Maybe it’s the tension between the smooth satin and the rough edge that gets me, or the way the pragmatic brown cardboard is stained, almost lovingly by the soft lilac of the ribbon. It’s kind of humble, kind of glorious. Think of Eva Hesse, her use of everyday materials to create something both beautiful and unsettling. Maybe this is what that ribbon would have become.