This is one of the earliest (1999) projects in my practice where eating a meal together was central to collective research. De Geuzen, Riek Sijbring, Femke Snelting, and I programmed and designed a performative dinner accompanied by different textual table coverings and take-home quotes related to the work of Michel de Certeau. In this respect,…
Read MoreLibraries of Shared Interest & the Mobile Library (1999 – 2010)
The Walk-in Reader was De Geuzen’s first library of shared interests or temporary archive. The space was conceived as an open public resource and a place to explore various processes of urban transformation taking place in the Netherlands. Texts, videos, urls, and other materials were collected around the themes, Mapping, Moments of Convergence, Envisioning Cultural Paradigms Across Disciplinary Boundaries and Shifting Economies.
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This essay commissioned by the Witte de With, looks at the relation between art and theory. It was written in 1999. While still on the site, it is sold out. A Journey from Démodé to Displacement: Some Reflections on the Relation between Art and Theory small excerpt from the essay: I still believe the relation…
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