Exquisite Body - all is connected
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Sunday, 20 September 2020
All good things ... linger on !
Isn't that true too? When we appreciate something thoroughly and feel the pleasure thinking of it, describe it with enthusiasm, when we can mentally 'taste' it when thinking of it, it surely will linger on. Trespass time and add to the next project, one way or another. This summer my focus turned elsewhere. In a just as interesting but not so creative direction and at some point I felt I was suffering of an essential lack of playfulness. How come I make the same... detour... time after time after time after time ? I skipped all the common excuses of not having the right materials at hand or not having the time and dedicated myself to the irregular stumps of wax crayons I always carry along and scraps of paper I found, sometimes below my plate in a restaurant, and put myself to work. Sometimes while being in that same restaurant. So this ultimate gallery is filled with my work only. And still it does feel like a collaboration: As I continue 'our' way of working, I feel inspired by what lies behind me and feel gratitude for what I have recovered this year, despite and because of Covid. I wish you joy when exploring this ultimate gallery and beyond. Neeltje |
A visualization of our collaboration so far, creating connections between individual works, between weeks and words, between you and me. And below all this, the reflections that inspired us.
In the summer of 2020 Hello imaginative people,
(Almost) Post-Covid I legitimately do not feel attracted anymore to being "busy". Still a lot is going on. Nothing annoying - it is super nice to connect again with what and who is dear to me here in Portugal - but I need a different approach in order to prevent the bucket from flowing over. Maybe not everything we undertake needs to have a clear outcome ? So I decided to let our project live on a bit, also because there is still work on the way and once in a while beautiful creations in my postbox. Perhaps September is the month in which a formula arises to bring together all that is and that which is still to come. Until then I offer you an inspirational word cloud to choose from and occasional posts of our special cooperation. Can you live with that? Neeltje Inspirational word cloud:
Music Reflective Roots Frivolous Mammal Contemplative Firm Water Flying Flexible Quadruped Colorful Agile Vital Kitchen Flower Alien United Message Messenger Jungle Firm Insect Furniture Flower Relaxation Desert Tool(s) Flighty
Food (for thought) Clothing Sports Native Bathroom Floating Farm Food. Amphibian Sea Cold Garden Health Playful Core Filter(ed) Bird State of mind Reflection Godsend Eastern Ice Machine Fur Beach Temperament Transport Pressure Sunday 24 May 2020
Saturday I missed my flight back to Portugal. I won't go into details, but I can assure you it wasn't fun. My bucket overflowed and I was carried away by my emotions, which did not result in the most efficient conversations as it made me project all my frustration to the outside.
Fortunately, there always is a person, a text, an image or an experience that enables me to breathe again and makes it possible to contemplate the events. The English has a beautiful word for it "Godsends". A change of perspective allowing me to regain my flexibility and become aware of the beauty that arises from this unexpected change of plans: Enjoying the overwhelming beauty of Zwier, the stroke of luck to be the very first to taste my sister's very first honey harvested, to receive a precious little gift from a precious little boy. And to realise into the deepest depth how happy I am to upon all this also have someone special waiting for me when I do fly home. Tomorrow. I wish everyone Godsends, Neeltje Monday 11 May 2020
Confronted with the news I suddenly thought our project too frivolous. How can I justify to play with words and imaginative body parts in times like these? And motivate others to do so too? Friends and family then firmly reminded me of the essential role of art, especially in times like these.
It offers a context to let go of the daily troubles, a vehicle to convey feelings, whether or not unconsciously, between maker and spectator and by doing so, provoking recognisance, new perspectives and inspiration as new connections arise. To live up to times like these. Sunday 3 May 2020
This week I felt again strongly how different people can see, judge, enjoy, well, experience the same situation. Herein lies beauty but also a challenge. It is wonderful how other perspectives can expand or grow and change our own views. It is challenging that it asks us to open something in ourselves, be vulnerable, to realize how we unconsciously filter and label our observations, and it requires the desire to carefully consider a different context. And last but certainly not least, the firmness to know where you stand afterwards. I feel like an endless work in progress ... Monday 28 April 2020
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