Krantenknipsel uit archief Jan Veth Possibly 1916 - 1922

This newspaper clipping from the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, rescued from Jan Veth's archive, is dated September 4, 1918. The layered greys and browns in the paper's aged surface feels almost painterly. Think about how the act of preservation gives everyday items a new weight. This isn't just newsprint anymore; it's a relic. I'm drawn to the texture, the way the ink sits slightly raised on the page. It's easy to imagine the machinery and the press that made this object - can you hear it too? Look closely, and you'll see the smudges and slight misprints, imperfections that humanize it. It makes me think of Kurt Schwitters, who collected scraps of daily life and turned them into collages. Maybe he saw beauty in the mundane, too. Art isn't just about grand gestures; it's about finding significance in the scraps around us, turning what's discarded into something worth keeping.