side program Lightweight
In my artistic practice, ingredients are endless to find in the multitude, the wholeness. Not only visual, but also “in the presence”. Therefore, next to my visual exhibition I organised a side program, in which I myself as well as others have been invited to contribute “in the presence“.
We ended up with three people. From the conviction that every human being serves the world at its best by doing what she loves to do, we asked ourselves: What is it that you currently would love to give yourself (and thus the world)? Let’s do that!
Judith Veldhoen is the artist of the self-portrait and versatile teacher. She will give the all-inclusive workshop “Naturally” in which we will make a selfportrait in silence, in the end we will invite words to gather. I’ve already signed up (and am also an assistant). (More info below)
Wendy Sasse is an inspiring energy worker and keen thinker for the transition. “Come and get your story” is the invitation that she does. An invitation to come and tell your story, with Wendy hearing you and asking questions from her reading experience. I will assist as visual secretary. (More info below)
Hanneke van der Werf -thats me. An artist showing the wholeness in the multitude. I exhibit my visual work, and give “Looking with your toes.” An experiment in looking, where you are sitting in the exhibition while your feet are massaged, wrapped up with the invitation to language to show itself. (More info below)
| datum | activiteit | wie | tijd |
| Zo 16 okt | Opening | 16:00 | |
| Za 22 okt | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Zo 23 okt | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Vr 28 okt | Come and pick up your story | Wendy | 11:00 |
| Za 29 okt | Naturally | Judith | 13:00 |
| Zo 30 okt | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Vr 4 nov | Come and pick up your story | Wendy | 11:00 |
| Za 5 nov | Birthday! 43! Welcome! there will be tasty stuff! | Hanneke | 13:00 |
| Vr 11 nov | Come and pick up your story | Wendy | 11:00 |
| Za 12 nov | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Zo 13 nov | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Vr 18 nov | Come and pick up your story | Wendy | 11:00 |
| Za 19 nov | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
| Zo 20 nov | Looking with your toes | Hanneke | 11:00 |
Naturally
Judith Veldhoen has long been fascinated by the endless roles that a self-portrait can play. She works until the space between her and the work is gone and she feels the specific role from the work in every fiber of her being. www.judithveldhoen.nl
Especially for the exhibition Lightweight Judith organizes a workshop in which we will explore in silence the self-portrait with up to 10 people. Judith will introduce us in practical and philosophical knowledge about the self portrait, so we will be well prepared to step into our own reflection.
The work period will take place in silence and ends with questions that invite words to whirl down in a poem.
We conclude with a aftermath, here we present our work together with a drink and something to nibble.
Saturday, October 29 13:00 – 17: 00h
Investment: € 50, – including snacks and material. Maximum number of participants 10. (request by e-mail: derwerf@derwerf.com)
Come and pick up your story
Wendy Sasse, has, like me, a warm heart for transition of the society. Her contribution lies in the social field; getting people enthusiastic for transition. My contribution lies in shaping; translating the transition into images. She invites you to come and pick up your story. Where you will come, and tell your story while Wendy is watching you from her reading experience and I assist as a visual secretary. During the conversation, which can vary in length from 30 minutes up to 2 hours, we will invite together the untold story to show.
Afterwards you will send you your story with illustration.
On Fridays (28 October and 4, 11, 18 November) 11: 00h
Investment: voluntary contribution. Maximum number of participants one every Friday. (Specify by email derwerf@derwerf.com)
Looking with your toes
During “looking with your toes“, I massage your feet while sitting in the exhibition (before it opens). It is an experiment in looking: Can you watch from your feet and what do you see?
In order to capture the experience, the experiment terminates in words. We invite the words by asking to whirl down on paper.
22-23-30 October, 12-13-19-20 November 11: 00h
Investment: voluntary contribution. Maximum number of participants: 1, or as you can be very well silent together: 2. (request by e-mail derwerf@derwerf.com)
All the festivities take place in the Bouwhuis the Cröddendijk 8 in Lettele – Netherlands
