What: exhibition of 50 drawings in charcoal and pastel
When: Friday 4 April until Sunday 20 April 2025
Where: WG Kunst in Amsterdam
Why: the 750th birthday of Amsterdam. With many thanks to the Amsterdam 750 Foundation!
Guest performances: poets and tree experts of Amsterdam. More information to follow.
Publication: all 50 drawings + poems + reports by inhabitants
Signing up for the publication will be possible by autumn 2024 through a crowdfunding campaign at Voordekunst
Watch the project page for upcoming information.
Everyone should have a view on a tree from home no matter how small the home is, according to the Amsterdam expression '3hoog achter', which means 4th floor on the backside. There are people who live in a tiny flat with just a view on the back. Other people do have a big house or flat and they also need to have a view on a tree, in my opinion. I try to make drawings of trees seen from homes in as many neighbourhoods in Amsterdam as possible. The pastels are live drawn. The first pastels were made during the covid lockdowns, views from my own home. At the moment 45 drawings are ready. 5 to go.
Drawings (pastels) & videos about the Amsterdam Vondelpark (named after the Dutch poet Vondel), combined with poetry by Rozalie Hirs, Co Woudsma and Anna Enquist. A tribute to the 150th anniversary of the park.
The pastels in this video depict the Picasso sculpture, a landmark in the park, known by visitors as 'the bird' or 'the fish' or 'the bull' or.... hence I made my own Picasso. Co Woudsma's poem Eerste Vondelpark refers to the surrounding streets that are named after Dutch poets. Some of these poets have a first (Eerste) and a second street named after.
What: exhibition of 50 drawings in charcoal and pastel
When: Friday 4 April until Sunday 20 April 2025
Where: WG Kunst in Amsterdam
Why: the 750th birthday of Amsterdam. With many thanks to the Amsterdam 750 Foundation!
Guest performances: poets and tree experts of Amsterdam. More information to follow.
Publication: all 50 drawings + poems + reports by inhabitants
Signing up for the publication will be possible by autumn 2024 through a crowdfunding campaign at Voordekunst
Watch the project page for upcoming information.
Everyone should have a view on a tree from home no matter how small the home is, according to the Amsterdam expression '3hoog achter', which means 4th floor on the backside. There are people who live in a tiny flat with just a view on the back. Other people do have a big house or flat and they also need to have a view on a tree, in my opinion. I try to make drawings of trees seen from homes in as many neighbourhoods in Amsterdam as possible. The pastels are live drawn. The first pastels were made during the covid lockdowns, views from my own home. At the moment 45 drawings are ready. 5 to go.
Drawings (pastels) & videos about the Amsterdam Vondelpark (named after the Dutch poet Vondel), combined with poetry by Rozalie Hirs, Co Woudsma and Anna Enquist. A tribute to the 150th anniversary of the park.
The pastels in this video depict the Picasso sculpture, a landmark in the park, known by visitors as 'the bird' or 'the fish' or 'the bull' or.... hence I made my own Picasso. Co Woudsma's poem Eerste Vondelpark refers to the surrounding streets that are named after Dutch poets. Some of these poets have a first (Eerste) and a second street named after.
