Two-sided mail art envelope submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator Société anonyme. The front of the piece is decorated with rubber stamp ink and U.S. postage stamps. The back is decorated with colored ballpoint pen and rubber stamp art.
The first image shows a white envelope decorated with colorful stamps and rubber-stamped designs. Three Belgian postage stamps featuring birds appear in the upper right corner, postmarked “LIEGE P 13.02.92.” Across the center, the name “TOMMY UNGERER” is formed using a combination of red letters, blue head profiles, and brown “E” letters shaped like squirrels. Additional rubber stamps include a red wine glass symbol inside a tilted square, a green circular stamp with “S.A.” inside, and a blue diagonal stamp reading “SITE ANONYME.” The handwritten address at the bottom right reads “Betonstraat, 43, B-2811 Hombeek.” The second is a collage-style printed sheet with text and decorative elements arranged on white paper. At the top, the heading reads: “La S.P.R.L. SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME Association Sans But Lucratif.” A red stamp on the left says “QUALITE BELGIEKE KWALITEIT.” Below, a mix of stamped and cut-out letters spells the phrases “OLD CHAP!”, “AM I YOUNG?”, and “AM I MAIL ARTIST?” accompanied by repeated turquoise question marks and two blue stamped head profiles. Near the bottom, red text reads “WARRANTLY ANONYMOUS YOURS.” The address “24, Rue Reynier – 4000 LIEGE – Belgium” is printed at the bottom edge. The third image is the back of the envelope decorated with colorful handwritten text and stamped markings. The words “YOUTH AND MAIL ART” are written in red, yellow, green, and purple ink, each surrounded by wavy, colored lines. On the left is a circular brown rubber stamp reading “SOCIETE ANONYME Rue Reynier, 24 • 4000 Liège • Belgium,” enclosing a large question mark symbol. In the upper right corner, a partial blue rectangular stamp is visible with the text “SOCIETY” partially legible. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
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Mail art piece consisting of a black-and-white collage of a series of torn envelopes placed vertically one above another and bearing French and Czech postal markings, a handwritten addresses to Prague, and a 1988 date. It was created by Josef Hampl and submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided white mail art envelope created by Ever Arts and submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. The front of the envelope is decorated with rubber ink stamps and affixed with Netherlands postage stamp. The back is decorated with black rubber ink stamp.
The four images together depict an artist’s mail art envelope and its contents: The front of the envelope: A white envelope featuring a purple bird stamp and the word “DRUKWERK” printed in the upper left corner. It is addressed in handwritten script to “Luce Fierens, Youth & mail-art, Botenstraat 43, B-2801 Hombeek, België.” A Dutch postage stamp depicting Nobel Prize winner Pieter Zeeman is affixed in the top right corner, alongside an Olympic-themed postmark. First enclosed card: A white card bordered in brown ink, showing a simple line drawing of a large pig followed by three smaller pigs. The handwritten caption along the bottom reads, “Youth. Tell them about history.” An Austrian stamp featuring a wild boar and a circular postmark are visible in the upper right corner. Second enclosed card: Another bordered white card, decorated with repeated drawings of pigs, each marked with a red “X.” Across the top, handwritten text reads, “New kids of the Vleams Blok? Stop them.” The back of the envelope: The reverse of the same envelope, stamped in purple with an oval logo reading “EVER ARTS DR.W.28 NOORDGOUWE 4317 AB,” featuring an image of a wild boar. Two sets of small hoof-print stamps appear below. Together, the images document a piece of politically charged mail art incorporating hand-stamped illustrations, personal handwriting, and symbolic imagery. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Greenmail art envelope containing multiple found art cards with a Polish postage stamp affixed to the envelope. Envelope also features other artist stamps and was part of the Youth and Mail Art Project created by Michal Graczyk.
A set of mail art items sent from Poland to Belgium, including an envelope, artworks, and related correspondence. The front of the envelope is addressed to “Luce Fierens = Youth & Mail Art, c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgium (Belgia)” and features a Polish postage stamp, multiple circular “Międzynarodowa Sztuka Poczty – Mail Art – Michał Graczyk” stamps, a collage of fruit, and a black starburst sticker. The back of the envelope has the same circular mail art stamp with a small turquoise spiral sticker sealing the flap. Inside are several mixed-media artworks and notes. One collage shows a woman in a red outfit surrounded by torn colored paper; another abstract drawing combines pastel and pencil with faint human figures. Additional collages depict a woman walking in a red and black dress and a child’s face partly covered by layered paper. The backs of these works include pencil sketches, handwritten notes reading “Youth & mail art” and “All the best Michael,” and repeated “Mail Art” and address stamps for “Michał Graczyk, ul. Reymonta 10/2, 46-093 Niemodlin, Poland.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided piece submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator Robin Crozier. Piece includes a white envelope decorated with stickers, writing, rubber stamp ink, and British postage stamps. The back of the envelope has rubber ink stamps affixed. These images document a piece of international mail art sent by Robin Crozier from Sunderland, England, to Luce Fierens in Belgium. The interior mail art features a whimsical collage of four babies in colorful outfits arranged around a central “horizon” line. Each figure is labeled with compass directions and the word “FLYING” written in blue ink., evoking playful motion and navigation. and emphasizing fragility and movement, including “GLASS WITH CARE” and airmail stickers. The back of the envelope bears Crozier’s return address and a “POET WORLD” stamp, situating the work within the global mail art network of the late 20th century, where postal exchange itself served as creative expression. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Multi-piece mail art object created by Geert de Decker and submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project. The front of the mailing envelope is white decorated with hand written script in blue ink, a stamped postmark and a Belgian postage stamp. It is addressed to 'Luc' Fierens in Hombeek, Belgium and features a printed purple illustration of a man with a striped tie and Red Cross symbol. The Belgian postage stamp is postmarked Aalst on July 7, 1992. This envelope contains several sheets of paper with mail art sheets within. The first component is a composite of three colorful postcards bearing handwritten and printed text about “Youth & Mail-Art,” with drawings and collage elements, each signed and dated 1992 by Geert De Decker. The second component is a typed flyer with Dutch text announcing a 1992 mail art exhibition titled “Abnormal mail becomes art,” including event details for O.J.C. Clichee in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, accompanied by two black-and-white images: one of a grid of envelopes and another of a man’s portrait beside a circular logo. The final component in the mail art piece is a handwritten letter in red ink addressed to “Lucy,” signed and dated 1992 by Geert De Decker, with a stamped return address at the bottom reading “DE DECKER GEERT, KERKSTRAAT 290, 9140 TIELRODE, BELGIUM.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided postcard mail art piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator FaGaGaGa. The front is a black-and-white printed mirrored image of a man with outstretched arms. This image is duplicated horizontally and vertically to form a symmetrical cross-like pattern. The postcard back is white and decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, U.S. postage stamps, and writing. The envelope is addressed to Luc Fierens in Hombeek, Belgium, featuring the handwritten text “YOUTH & MAIL ART” in red marker, a purple note reading “Youth, USA: Replicate Ray & Be Famous!,” and postage stamps from the United States postmarked Youngstown, Ohio, February 26, 1992. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mail art, created by Carlos Montes de Oca, consists of a two-sided brown mailing envelope with its front and back decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, and brown tape. Inside the envelope are two one-sided photocopy sheets decorated with rubber stamp ink, black and red writing, stickers and found objects. The first of the two sheets is a collage combining comic-style illustrations, printed stamps, and text including “Posta Postal Art,” “AIRMAIL,” and “Youth → 92,” featuring overlapping black-and-white imagery and several rubber stamps from Carlos Montes de Oca in Santiago, Chile. The second sheet within the envelope is a collage featuring a halftone image of a person with an open mouth, the word “Youth” in red text, and multiple “Posta Postal Art” stamps. A smaller label at the bottom reads “Mail Art Chile” with silhouettes of two standing figures and circular stamps from Carlos Montes de Oca, Santiago, Chile. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator John Hopkins. The front is a brown mailing envelope decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, an Icelandic postage stamp, and black, red, and silver writing. A white sticker with a black curved drawing is affixed to the back of the envelope. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
One-sided mail art piece, created by Ira Director, that entails a white sheet of paper decorated with blue, white, red, and black paint, and layered with collage elements such as stickers, found objects, and ink print typed and stamped text. Text fragments include “PASSION CREATION,” “YOUTH & MAIL ART,” “EXHIBITION,” and various postal stamps and addresses such as “Director Kibbutz Gezer, ISRAEL 73220” and “Hombeek Belgium.” Several overlapping ink stamps and printed symbols appear throughout, with portions of Hebrew text faintly visible in the background. The colorful paint splatters cross diagonally over the page, creating a chaotic overlay on the postal and textual elements beneath. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mail art piece, created by Konrad, is a white envelope decorated with stickers, colored pencil and rubber stamp ink on the front and rubber stamp ink on the back. Inside envelope is a sheet of paper with black-and-white photocopy on front and rubber stamp ink on back. German postage stamps are affixed. Piece commemorates the 1992 Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress.
A mail art correspondence from Berlin to Belgium related to the 1992 Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress and post-DDR Mail-Art-Congress. The front of the envelope is addressed to “Luce Fierens, Youth & Mail-Art, c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgien,” with a German postage stamp depicting Therese Giehse, a Berlin postmark dated 23.4.92, and a purple circular stamp reading “Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress 1992.” It includes hand-drawn illustrations of a face with yellow hair and the German flag, and a sticker showing a hen and chick labeled “© 1992 REMUS GmbH.” A printed sheet inside advertises the “1992 Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress” and the “post-DDR-Mail-Art-Congress” held at the Art Strike Café, Berlin, on 12 September 1992. It displays a grid of mock postage stamp designs, each labeled “Art Strike. Sonst nichts.,” featuring altered portraits combining cartoon and human faces. Text on the sheet includes: “Original mit Untertitel,” “Where do you come from?,” and contact details: “Konrad & Lutz Wohlrab, Prenzlauer Allee 210, D-1055 Berlin.” Additional sheets and the back of the envelope both include purple ink stamps reading “MAIL ART” and “WOHLRAB, PRENZLAUER ALLEE 210, BERLIN, D 1055,” with “Konrad” handwritten above the stamped address. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
One-sided envelope piece decorated with stickerswith Israeli postage stamps affixed which was submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art network project by creator Ira Director. It comprises an airmail envelope with a red, white, and blue border is addressed to “Luce Fierens =YOUTH & MAIL-ART= c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgium.” The sender label reads “Ira Director, Kibbutz Gezer, ISRAEL 73220.” Two postage stamps are affixed in the upper-right corner, one depicting two women and the other showing a landscape. The envelope also has the printed phrase “BY AIR MAIL” in blue in the upper-left corner. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided envelope piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creators Luce Fierens and Gerard Barbot. The front is white with black printing decorated with stickers. The verso is white with black printing decorated with found items and U.S. postage stamps. Inside envelope is a single sheet; front and back are black-and-white photocopy.
The images depict a series of mail art pieces created using collage, photocopy, and stamped elements. The first envelope features black-and-white printed graphics with a heart illustration labeled “SNAP ‘N PEEL” and the phrase “HAVE A HEART.” It is addressed in red ink to “Luce Fierens, Youth + Mail + Art, c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgium,” with “SCOUTING” printed above the name. The sender’s information reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.” The envelope also includes an upside-down postage stamp and an airmail label. The second envelope shows a black-and-white collage with a chain-link fence pattern and repeated “AIR MAIL” text. A small color photograph of a child appears near the right side. The word “NETWALK” appears upside down in the design. The third image displays a black-and-white collage of three children interacting near a wooden scooter. One child wears a box on their head, while another stands nearby. The background is filled with a pattern of small hearts. The phrases “HAVE A HEART” and “SNAP ‘N PEEL” appear in the upper left corner alongside an anatomical heart illustration. The fourth image presents a simple printed page with the text “REGARD BOBART” and a pair of illustrated eyes. Beneath this, the text reads “Gerard Barbot, 2939 Avenue Y, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11235.”
Two-sided copy art postcard piece. Front is black and white copy art design. Back is white decorated with multicolor rubber ink stamps. Piece was submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator Luce Fierens.
Two pieces of mail art related to a 1992 youth mail art exhibition in Hombeek, Belgium. The first item is a black-and-white printed flyer announcing “YOUNG MAIL-ARTISTS HOMBEEK 1992.” It lists the theme “YOUTH & MAIL-ART,” and states that the exhibition would be shown at the Höje Youth Centre in April 1992. The deadline is “31 MARCH 1992,” and submissions are “free,” with a “Max A4 (21 x 30 cm)” size limit. Participants are instructed to send material to “LUCE FIERENS — YOUTH & MAIL-ART — c/o Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, BELGIUM.” The flyer includes the phrases “EXHIBITION & DOCUMENTATION & ARCHIVING!!” and “Mail-heart.” Overlaid are circular stamps reading “MAIL ART COUNTRY BELGIUM HEART OF EUROPE” and “enfant terrible FLUXUS,” along with abstract printed imagery. The second item is a mailed envelope dated “30.1.92” and postmarked “MECHELEN.” It bears red, purple, and green ink stamps, including the phrases “MAIL ART IS A PASSION TO BUILD A DREAM ON” and “PASSION CREATES ART.” The sender’s address is “LUCE FIERENS — PASSION CREATES ART — MAIL-ARTCOLLECTION — BOTERSTRAAT 43 — B-2811 HOMBEEK-BELGIUM.” The envelope is addressed to “SYLVAIN Houcke, Rue de la Mélune 32, B-7782 Ploegsteert,” with handwritten and crossed-out notations. A Belgian postage mark indicates “BELGIE BELGIQUE 10.00F.” Mail art recipients: Sylvain Houcke and Luce Fierens.
Mail art piece, created by FaGaGaGa, on a one-sided piece on white paper with black print, decorated with red rubber ink stamp. The item features the phrase "Youth is wasted on the young" with overlapping stylized, squeezed and distorted letters with a red logo at the bottom right. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mail art piece, created by FaGaGaGa, is a one-sided piece of white paper with black print in stylized letters and a red logo rubber ink stamp at the bottom right. The print reads "YOUTH IS WASTED ON THE YOUNG". Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mail art piece is a postcard made of cardboard with a white front, decorated with homemade paper, colored pencil, rubber ink stamps, and U.S. postage stamps. A decorated envelope mailed from creator “V. Racer, 129–163rd Street North, East Moline, IL 61244” to “Luce Fierens, Boterstraat 63, Hombeek, Belgium.” The envelope features colorful hand-drawn and stamped artwork, including a stylized face with red lips and yellow hair on textured paper. Additional text includes “Delicious for the Holidays” and “RUBBER STAMPING PASSION HEARTS ETC.” in red lettering. A U.S. airmail stamp of William T. Piper, labeled “Aviation Pioneer USA Airmail 40,” is placed in the upper right corner and postmarked “30 JAN 1992.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two pieces of mail art, by creator Simon Baudhuin, featuring black-and-white photographs, rubber stamps, drawings, and handwritten text. The first piece shows two women posed together, their faces and hands altered with pink marker drawings that add dotted patterns, pig-like noses, and ears. The text at the top reads “PIG mail ART” and “YOUTH AND MAIL ART FOR LUV.” Additional purple and red stamped images of pigs and abstract shapes are scattered across the background. At the bottom, “NETWORK” and “from BAUDHUIN SIMON ’92” are printed in purple and red ink. The second piece is a collage-like postcard combining typed, printed, and handwritten elements. Across the top, the printed heading reads “BRAIN CELL / DECENTRALIZED WORLD-WIDE / NETWORKER CONGRESS 1992.” The sender’s information includes “BAUDHUIN SIMON” and “rue d’Hoffschmidt B 6720 Habay.” Handwritten text reads “HABAY LA NEUVE BELGIQUE 27 04 92 HELLO LUCE. THANKS FOR POSTFLUX POSTBOOK 23 PO WEM. FIGHT IN PIGGISH. COURAGE. B.S.” Stamped images and marks appear throughout, including “PIG MAIL & EXPORO DE JOURN LE” and “ANSINS PLUS VITALES.” There are also Belgian bird stamps and an illustration of a crowned pig holding a sword. The address reads “LUCE FIERENS P.C.A. YOUTH & MAILART M.A.C. BOTERSTRAAT 43 B 2811 HOMBEEK.” Front of piece is a white postcard decorated with rubber ink stamps, ball point pen, stickers, found items, and Belgian postage stamps. Verso of postcard is a photograph reproduction decorated with rubber ink stamps, red ball point pen, and pink marker. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator Simon Baudhuin. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Front of piece is a white postcard printed with orange and decorated with stickers, rubber ink stamps and German postage stamps. Back of piece is decorated with rubber ink stamp. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project by creator Linda Winnes.
A decorated postcard featuring various artistic stamps and handwritten text. On the left side, there is a stylized red stencil of a face, a blue-red-white “mailart” sticker, and a hand-drawn house shape containing the sender’s address: “Linda Winnes, Hertzstr. 29, Berlin, DDR-1106.” A red stamped pointing hand and purple “Winnes 1106 Berlin” stamp appear below. The top center shows ornate red lettering reading “POST CARD,” along with a black overprint for a Berlin exhibition. A German postage stamp depicting a woman is postmarked at the top right. On the right side, the postcard is addressed in blue handwriting to “Youth + Mail-Art, Luce Fierens, Boterstraat 43, B-2811 Hombeek, Belgien,” with some words underlined in red. Mail art recipoient: Luce Fierens.
White mail art postcard, created by Michael Fox, featuring handwritten messages in green and black ink, drawings, and sender/recipient details exchanged between Michael and Maximilian Fox in Hildesheim, Germany, and Luce Fierens of the Youth & Mail Art Project in Belgium. The first image shows a black silhouette of a fox walking through grass at the bottom, with simple line drawings of envelopes and hanging illustrated panels above, including one labeled “KAT-SEND-TER.” Handwritten text along the edges includes “Mail-Art on the road…….” and “FOX-ART-FOX, Rostocker-Strasse 3, D-3200 Hildesheim / Germany,” along with a note addressed to Luce Fierens. The second image contains the sender’s handwriting on the left—“Michael Fox, Rostocker Str. 3, D-3200 Hildesheim, Germany”—accompanied by similar small sketches of envelopes and the “KAT-SENDTER” panel. Additional notes include: “If possible more next time! Ciao! Michael” and the name “Maximilian.” The right side lists the recipient’s address and features a German postage stamp and cancel mark from Hildesheim, alongside a printed graphic labeled “ABF 92,” advertising an exhibition held 15–23 February at the Hannover Messegelände. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
This piece is a brown mailing envelope decorated with stickers, postage stamps, and found items, with white and red-orange writing. Inside the envelope are other found items.
Envelope (first and third images): A brown envelope marked with handwritten sender and recipient information, multiple postage stamps, and postal markings. On the front, the sender’s information is written in red: “V. HAMANN ANTHROART IN DER LEHNAUE 2 D-5064 RÖSRATH.” The recipient’s address is written in white within a red-bordered rectangle: “LUCE FIERENS BOTERSTRAAT 43 2811 HOMBEEK BELGIEN.” Several German postage stamps are affixed in the upper right corner and are postmarked. A partially visible printed graphic appears in the lower left. The envelope surface includes cancellation lines, a torn area near a postmark, and a strip of reversed blue-printed text. Contents (second image): The enclosed materials consist of a group of items arranged together on a black background. One large printed piece shows a person seated against an orange backdrop, their body painted blue, hands held over two containers. A torn calendar fragment reads “OKTÓBER 1 Þriðjudagur.” Another small printed card displays a simple line drawing of a vessel with the word “HANDLE.” A Polaroid-style print shows cardboard constructions with the handwritten text “PASSION CREATES ART” above them and “For Lucio Fierenzio VH92” along the lower edge. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided paper piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. created by Jose Vanderbroucke. The front is decorated with stickers and rubber ink stamps and Belgian postage stamps are affixed. The back is a photocopied image of a photograph, with text in red.
The front side features a black-and-white printed image of a man standing outdoors wrapped in a quilt. Across the center, handwritten text in red over a yellow strip reads, “Maybe the youth is too young for mail-art.” Printed text near the bottom reads “Congress Solitaire,” with a small circular symbol beneath it. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens. The reverse side includes multiple multicolored rubber stamps—figures, butterflies, and a large circular stamp reading “MAIL ART COUNTRY * BELGIUM * THE HEART OF EUROPE *.” A Belgian postage stamp and cancellation mark appear in the lower right. The handwritten address reads: “Luce Fierens, Youth & Mail-Art, Boterstraat 43, 2811 Hombeek.” The date “15-03-1992” is stamped near the bottom.
Two-sided cardboard piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project created by Carlo Pittore. Its front is constructed from cardboard and construction paper,presenting a red-and-white gingham fabric featuring a black-and-white photo of two crying toddlers, surrounded by colorful smiley-face stickers, decorative labels, a silver ribbon, and various illustrated cutout images and stickers in a collage-like presentation. The back is constructed from patterned paper, stickers and cutout images. U.S. postage stamps are affixed. A collage-style envelope covered with numerous bird postage stamps, vintage photos and illustrations, labels, and international postal stickers, addressed to a youth mail art recipient in Belgium. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Piece consists of a brown mailing envelope decorated on the back with colored marker, paint, rubber ink stamp and affixed with German postage. The face contains addressee information and rubber stamps.
A painted mail art envelope features a stylized nude human figure outlined in black, shown reclining diagonally across the surface. The figure is filled with orange, white, and red patches, surrounded by blue and purple brushstrokes on a tan background. Repeated purple stamped text across the body reads “Drucksache imprimé printed matter.” On the lower left, hand-lettered text reads: “Luce Fierens / Youth & Mail-Art / c/o Boterstraat 43 / B-2811 Hombeek / BELGIUM.” A red circular stamp near the right side reads “MAIL ART.” In the upper right corner are three postage stamps, including two blue German stamps labeled “Deutsche Bundespost Historische Luftpostbeförderung” with airplane imagery, and one smaller stamp showing a stylized face with “20.” A green border frames the envelope.
Piece consists of a brown printed mailing envelope decorated with rubber stamps and stickers and affixed with British postage stamps. It contains two glossy magazine pages each decorated with rubber stamps.
This mail art piece unfolds as a satirical, collage-like publication that mimics instructional manuals, children’s guides, and popular magazines while steadily dissolving into absurdity. Across the four sections, Victorian-era child-rearing illustrations, faux scientific reports, hand-drawn annotations, stamps, and pseudo-advertisements are recombined with surreal humor—leeks become instruments of ancient craft, power transmission, sculpture, and communication; education slips into parody; authority is undercut by playful nonsense. The work uses the visual language of official print culture (manuals, lessons, diagrams, and advertisements) to critique systems of knowledge, progress, and seriousness, transforming the mail format into a fragmented, ironic narrative that rewards close reading and visual wandering.
Piece is a 35mm photographic print used as a postcard. Back contains addressee information on a white label, with rubber stamp. U.S. postage stamp is affixed. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.
Postcard on white paper, decorated with newsprint, printed paper, stickers, artist stamps, and U.S. postage stamp.
Mail art postcard by Takayo fashioned out of red construction paper and newsprint. The front is covered with a color newsprint photographic image of the top half of a bald man's face with eyes looking upward and the words “MAIL HEART” written across the forehead. Radiating lines in black marker are drawn around the head and a red border surrounds the whole enclosing a stamped return address in the upper right hand corner. The red postcard back contains addressee information and is covered with stickers, U.S. postage stamps and postmarks. It also includes a hand-written address to Belgium, a note “Theme YOUTH & MAIL-ART”, and a centrally-placed heart LOVE stamp. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
One sheet of artist stamps printed in black on white paper with perforation: sheet commemorates the "Decentralized World Wide Networker Congress"; signed in gold ink at bottom by the artist John Held. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Two-sided brown mail art piece created by Ingrid Swine. The postcard front is decorated with a torn paper collage showing a black-and-white photocopy image of a seated nude figure of a child from the waist down, overlaid with red stenciled text reading “MAY YOUR WISHES ALL COME TRUE." The back of the envelope is decorated with a black-and-white photocopy of the image of a baby in profile with handwritten white script across the image and affixed with multiple Belgian postage stamps at the top left, and typed address text reading “Mister Luc Botterstrat 43, Homeek 2811.” Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mail art piece, created by Perpetual Motion, consisting of a rectangular abstract print filled with layered textures and marks in bright pink, yellow, green, blue, and black, with repeated blocky shapes and floral-like silhouettes distributed across the surface. The back of the piece is a rectangular yellow surface with uneven texture, faint smudges, and scattered red and green marks, with a handwritten address along the right edge. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.
Mixed-media mail art piece, created by Ombre de l'erreur, consisting of a painting of a white, mask-like face with round eyes and a curved smile, covered in handwritten English and French phrases about feeling well, language, and daily life. Through the back of the piece of notebook paper, one can see the drawing on the other side. Mail art recipient: Luce Fierens.