Exit GEMAK: All Art is Political

GEMAK has to close and therefore organizes its final event on Friday 4 December 2015, a farewell in the spirit and ambition of GEMAK (and the Vrije Academie Foundation) focusing on artistic practice, experiment, diversity in art disciplines and the connection between art, society and politics. EXHIBITION (open from 2 pm till midnight), participating artists: …

The paradox of Theseus’s ship

The paradox of Theseus’s ship is a philosophical issue. Imagine that your ship has left the port. At sea, all hundred wooden parts of your ship will be replaced by metal ones. When your ship sails into the next port, is it still the same ship? This paradox is a metaphor for the person’s identity, a recurring …

Installation view: I Fall to Pieces

A collage from the installation I Fall to Pieces (2015). On show in Ars Aemula Naturea (Leiden) from Januari 3 – 18     In the various parts of the installation I Fall to Pieces Self Portrait # 077 is the starting point. The center piece of the installation is a jigsaw puzzle consisting of 2,000 pieces. …