Yebwiersma - Think Of A Storm
THINK OF
A STORM¹
Artistic Research Residency [2011] - a visual and literary exploration of the Noord-Oost Polder Area [NL]. Initiated by Museum de Paviljoens and hosted by
Studio Makkink Bey. During my journeys through the New Land I thought of an interior storm, of thoughts and stories adrift -roaming the skies uneasily- bringing along my on site harvest. Reflections and Results will be presented next year.
What Do
I Pack²
Exploring the local Literary Geography
Collecting + Assembling Words:
Woordzagerij -
Schokland
Luchtruim
IJsseloog
Zeetong
Leegstand
Stormtouw
Schuimbaken
Valwater
Bloemlicht
Aardzee
..
1. Working Title -Line from SONNET by poet Elizabeth Bishop: Think of a storm, roaming the sky uneasily,
2. Emptiness - Reference Reading: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol - [..] My mind divides spaces into spaces into spaces and thoughts into thoughts into thoughts. Like a Large Condominium. To be rich, I believe is to have One Space. One Big Empty Space..[..] + Pioneering Journalism - Reference Reading: Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans
My Temporary Studio #1 -Noordoostpolder, 2011
Image Above - Wetland
Area: Oostvaardersplassen. 'Approaching Wilderness'.
Once, the North East Polder belonged to the Zuiderzee - Southern Sea. This all changed in 1942 when this semi-wild sea area was tamed by Dutch engineers and turned into new, fertile agricultural land. The overall architectural structure of the Polder was designed according to Dutch Modernistic tradition; sober and most functional. resembling a Mondrian grid. Dikes draw pencil lines separating the water from the land, the Wilderness from Geometrism.
My Temporary Studio #2 - Noordoostpolder, 2011