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In Between worrying about the future or about the past, this work was about trying to put the focus on the present moment, the here and now. ‘Maar laat die toekomst maar zitten’ can be
translated to either ‘Future, sit down be humble’ or ‘Just let the future be’. Although in dutch this sentence is expressed in a more sinister way where the speaker would express to ‘almost give up on the future’. The process of making this art piece was exhilarating, exhausting and a lot of fun. With the help of 15 agreeable individuals and the scenery of in total 14 locations the collection of ‘Future, sit down be humble’ is created. The process had a clear structure where after every new scene three of the small pieces in the Aluminum Blinds were removed creating a sight behind the blinds. The individual holding the blinds gave the piece another dimension where the statement of the piece got connected to the beholder of it.
Original Dutch title
‘Maar laat die toekomst maar zitten’
2022
Aluminum Blinds, Acrylic Paint, Spray Paint
150 cm x 160 cm