Two-sided envelope submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front decorated with rubber stamp ink and U.S. postage stamps. Verso is decorated with colored ballpoint pen and rubber stamp ink.
The first image is 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.
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Two sided brown mailing envelope piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front is decorated with rubber stamp ink and U.S. Postage affixed. Back decorated with rubber stamp ink.
Two-sided white envelope. Front decorated with rubber ink stamps, affixed with Netherlands postage stamp. Back is decorated with black rubber ink stamp. Item submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.
The four images together depict an artist’s mail art envelope and its contents: 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.” 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.
Green envelope containing multiple found art cards. Polish postage stamp affixed to envelope. Envelope also features other artist stamps and was part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.
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.”
Two-sided piece submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project. White envelope decorated with stickers, writing, rubber stamp ink, and British postage stamps. Back 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 features a whimsical collage of baby images annotated with blue ink directions, the word “FLYING,” and a labeled horizon line, evoking playful motion and navigation. The exterior envelope is marked with vivid postal symbols and labels emphasizing fragility and movement, including “GLASS WITH CARE” and airmail stickers. The back 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.
Multi-piece object. Front of mailing envelope is white with black print, decorated with writing and rubber stamp ink and Belgian postage stamp. Back is white with red, green and black rubber stamp ink. Envelope contains several sheets of paper with mail art. Submitted for the Youth and Mail Art Project.
Two-sided postcard piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front is black-and-white printed. Back is white and decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, U.S. postage stamps, and writing.
Two-sided brown mailing envelope. Front and back are decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, and brown tape. Inside envelope are two one-sided photocopy sheets decorated with rubber stamp ink, black and red writing, stickers and found objects.
Two-sided piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front of brown mailing envelope decorated with stickers, rubber stamp ink, Icelandic postage stamp, and black, red, and silver writing. White sticker with black writing affixed to back of envelope.
One-sided piece. White paper decorated with blue, white, red, and black paint, stickers, found objects, and ink print.
A sheet of white paper layered with collage elements, typed and stamped text, and splattered paint in black, yellow, red, and blue. 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.
Piece 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.
One-sided envelope piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art network project. Decorated with stickers. Israeli postage stamps affixed.
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.
Two-sided envelope piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. 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.
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.”
One-sided piece on white paper with black print, decorated with red rubber ink stamp. Item features the phrase "Youth is wasted on the young" with squeezed and distorted letters.
One-side piece is white paper with black print and red rubber ink stamp. The print reads "YOUTH IS WASTED ON THE YOUNG".
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 “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.”
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.
Two pieces of mail art 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 collaged 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 printed with orange and decorated with stickers, rubber ink stamps and German postage stamps. Back of piece is decorated with rubber ink stamps. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.
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.
Piece is a white postcard with green and black printing
German postage stamp is affixed. Submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project.
A mail art postcard featuring handwritten messages, 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.
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.
Two-sided paper piece submitted as part of the Youth and Mail Art Project. Front is decorated with stickers and rubber ink stamps and Belgian postage stamps are affixed. 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. 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. Front constructed from cardboard and construction paper, decorated with stickers and cutout images. Back is constructed from patterned paper, stickers and cutout images. U.S. postage stamps are affixed.
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.
Postcard fashioned out of red construction paper and newsprint. The verso contains addressee information and is decorated with stickers and U.S. postage stamps. The recto is covered with a color newsprint photographic image of the top half of a man's face, amended with black marker.
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 artist.
Two sided brown envelope piece. Front of envelope decorated with black-and-white photocopy, black rubber stamp ink and affixed with Belgian postage stamps. Verso decorated with black-and-white photocopy with red ink and black ink.
Yellow paper painted in multiple colors.
Paper covered in watercolors and adhesive tape and bandages.
Mixed-media 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.