Union of the Irreconcilables

Shape+Form

The setting of the work is in the post-mortem, pre-natal nothingness, where I meet and use several characters and objects. I translated my experience into a fairytale, told not through words but through music, bodily movement, lights and textile works. I learn my lesson in the nothingness and find my way back into the womb, to be reborn. The medium used is textile crafted from raw wool working+algae leather. The pieces help me to give shape to the tales that need physical expression. What's central in my work is the care for the entire process of creation, each step carefully passed through, my hands being the carriers of transformation. Raw, dirty wool becomes delicate and durable products. My work is a form of resistance; a slow resistance against the toxic fashion production system. It is a call for care, understanding the products we use, and knowing how they can improve our lives. I use performance to be present at the art creation stage. Artworks are a kind of memory, looking back at when the art happened. Performance art is more current. I am distanced from the audience yet I am there, close enough to hear my breath yet too far to feel my touch.

Music

A musical piece has been made by Loïs de Vries specially for the performance. A dreamy soundscape guides us through the various stages of the piece.

Credits

Concept: Roze Textile works: Roze Music: Loïs de Vries Video: Klaas Bonnema Photography: Danny Griffioen Choreo Assistance: Rex Collins Models: Loïs de Vries, Lindsay Pinas Metal structures: Philip Atanasov Production assistant: Robin Walvisch