Myrthe van der Mark
Off the Grid
Periode: 06.02—06.03.2023
Myrthe van der Mark (1989, NL) went to The Institute of Performative Arts — Toneelacademie Maastricht (NL), where she became a Master of Arts in 2021. She studied 1 year of Drama — Directing at the RITCS in Brussels (BE) in 2015. In 2012 she obtained her Bachelor degree of Fine Arts at ArtEZ, University of the Arts in Arnhem (NL). With her performance ‘L’Air’ she became first laureate of Art Contest 2020. In ’20/’21 she is resident at Zuidpool, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kunstencentrum BUDA, Het Bos, C‑Takt, Vonk Studio’s, School van Gaasbeek, and receives support from The Flemish Government, Stichting Niemeijer Fonds, Platform 0090 and Otty Park, the latter serves as her back office. She showed her work at Extra City, 10N Brussels, Avee Gallery, Platvvorm, Z33, Ulterieur, Cc Binder, Kransen, Art Brussels, Universal Exports, Museum D’Hondt-Dhaenens, M HKA and Red Herring Salon. In ’22 she receives a development grant for two years by The Flemish Government. In ’23 she is resident at Cas-co and STUK, where she will develop a piece in the context of Artefact ‘23.
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Myrthe van der Mark
We welcome Myrthe van der Mark for a short residency at Cas-co. During one month, she will research for her long-term project AT THIS HEIGHT, BUT NOT YET IN ITS FULLNESS, resulting in a new artwork that will be presented at Artefact (STUK Leuven) in June.
About the artist:
Myrthe van der Mark’s practice is best described as a dynamic performance-collage founded on improvisation and associative leaps. Her research, in various mediums, aims to explore what it implies to maintain in a particular place for only an extended period of time. From a broader perspective: how do the possibilities that performance opens up intersect with other disciplines? A discrete perspective on practice, foregrounding, concept and language. A gesture that derives from direct experience and alludes to absence and presence. On the ability to sense things before they hit you. Predominantly visual, ephemeral, direct, figurative language of gestures and movement.