Woe 24.06 Opening Kunstpodium T - 'A Body That May Not Exist'
“What he said was that 缩骨功（Suō gǔ gōng）was real, only not in the way people imagined. Not suddenly, not like in a 武术 (wǔshù)novel. It took time. Great effort. He had to work himself through the bars slowly, part by part. First the hands, then the arms and shoulders, then the legs. The head was the hardest. He described it as something like a tortoise shedding its shell, or a lizard slipping out from within itself. Not transformation exactly, but a prolonged negotiation with the frame of the body.”
Kunstpodium T brings together four recently graduated artists and one more experienced practitioner. As a group, they spend time learning about each other’s work by visiting their respective studios as well as sharing their practices: stories were told, techniques experimented with, food prepared, and they explored what really mattered in their collaboration.
In June they spent one month working towards a collective presentation, in the framework of the Off the Grid residency at Cas-co. This presentation opens on Wednesday 24th June, from 18:00.
With works from Beeke van Wingaarden, Didianne Leusink, Elisa Verkoelen, Maurice Meewisse, and Yan-Bing Wu. The above text excerpt comes from a story told by Yan-Bing Wu, which left the artists in awe.
NL
In het kader van het Kunstpodium T Apprentice/Master-programma wordt een groep pas afgestudeerde kunstenaars gekoppeld aan een gevestigde kunstenaar. In Kunstpodiumt’s Apprentice/Master-programma koppelen ze pas afgestudeerde kunsttalenten in groepen aan bekende namen in de kunstscene. Ze komen regelmatig samen om kennis en ervaringen uit te wisselen en bezoeken bijvoorbeeld elkaars ateliers. Zo leren ze elkaar en elkaars werk kennen. Samen creëren ze een groepsexpositie bij Cas-co.
Achter de schermen zorgen Cas-co en KunstpodiumT voor een blijvende verbinding tussen de deelnemers. We bieden een veilige en laagdrempelige omgeving waarin kunstenaars met elkaar en het veld in gesprek gaan over alle facetten van het vak. De uitwisseling van kennis tussen startende en ervaren kunstenaars is de drijvende kracht van het programma!
EN
As part of the Kunstpodium T Apprentice/Master program, a group of recently graduated artists is paired with an established artist. They meet regularly to exchange knowledge and experiences and, for example, visit each other’s studios. In this way, they get to know each other and each other’s work. Together, they create a group exhibition at Cas-co.
Behind the scenes, Cas-co and KunstpodiumT ensure a lasting connection between the participants. We offer a safe and accessible environment in which artists engage in dialogue with each other and the field about all facets of the profession. The exchange of knowledge between emerging and experienced artists is the driving force of the program!
