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LAST 5 WEEKS OF GLASSFEVER
Only five weeks to go before the exhibition GlassFever at DordtYart ends. For these last weeks we’ve made a special program. Visit the artists during their presentations, come take a look at the glass furnaces, listen to the music during the Bach Festival and come enjoy the last weeks of sparkles in the hall!
August 28th: Presentations artists
Peter Vink and Conny Groenewegen
On this beautiful Sunday afternoon, artists Peter Vink and Conny Groenewegen take you into their research and their temporarily studio’s at DordtYart. This afternoon starts outside on the land of DordtYart. Here you’ll find the new work by Peter Vink ‘Werk van Hippos’. The view from the land on the new build neighborhood is the inspiration of the new work. Vink placed a metal grid and is filling this grid with 1500 pieces of glass. Every piece is hand casted, so every piece has unique characteristics and refracts light in a different way. Vink will explain this work, the proces and his experience with glass, a medium that was totally new to him.
After that, we’ll go to the temporarily studio of designer Conny Groenewegen. Groenewegen is a currently works on a research about the structures of seed pods. Research on the materiality of the skin, the structure and the stability of both the exterior and the interior of the seed. She is creating a space where you can experience this materiality as visitor. The combination of soft wool and shiny, hard and reflective glass.. How the two materials together in one universe? Conny will talk about her research and shows her results.
2.00 pm Peter Vink
2.45 pm Pauze
3.00 pm Conny Groenewegen
August 28, 12.00-5.00 pm: workshop ‘Cut the Crap’
Last week the first part of the workshop ‘Cut the Crap’ took place in the studio of Conny Groenewegen at DordtYart. Together they worked on an endless thread, made of 225 kilo post-consumer fleece sweaters. Saturday the 28th we would like to encourage everyone to join this workshop (button, knitting, cutting and more), in good company and a nice collaboration with the artist. This day Conny Groenewegen also gives a presentation about her work. Sign up, and mail to: info@dordtyart.nl. Participation is free of costs.
(Glass)artists working at DordtYart
During the upcoming weeks different artists will work at the furnaces for the growing installation of Koen Vanmechelen. The artists will mainly work on the glass mushrooms and plants from Vanmechelen’s 'Garden of Eden'.
September 3 and 4: Marleen van Zwienen and Selma Hamstra
Marleen van Zwienen works with different materials such as glass and textiles. Her colourful sculptures are about relationships between people. Selma Hamstra is product designer, and studied at the Rietveld Academy. She makes all kinds of wonderful objects from various materials, but prefers working with glass.
September 9, 10 & 11: John Moran
John Moran makes very impressive, large sculptures of various materials such as glass, metal and latex. His images are full of stories, often religious and confrontational. Moran exhibits all around the world. This week you can find his work at the Ambrosiana Art Festival in Lochristi (Belgium).
Marleen van Zweinen, Selma Hamstra, John Moran
September 18, 1.00 pm: Bach Festival at DordtYart
In September the annual Bachfestival takes place at Dordrecht. Ensemble Lunatree will perform 'Wild Garden' at DordtYart. Lunatree makes experimental music, with a big heart for making connections with all different styles of music. Lunatree dives deep into Bach-cantana, in it’s very own, personal way. Book your tickets at www.bachfestivaldordrecht.nl
Folkert de Jong, Studio Drift
September 25, 2.00 pm: Finissage GlassFever
On this special last day of GlassFever, we invite everyone to the finissage program. Artists Folkert de Jong and Studio Drift will give a talk about their new works in glass and then we’ll close the exhibition with a toast to a successful season.
2.00 pm Folkert de Jong
2.45 pm Pauze
3.00 pm Studio Drift
3.45 pm Finissage borrel
Studio Drift
Studio Drift and ‘The Obsidian Project’
Last weekend Studio Drift worked at the glass furnaces for their research on synthetic Obsidian. They made their first objects of this extraordinary material. These first experiments are now transported to the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam for the exhibition Dream Out Loud (August 26 till the first of January). Some of the small pieces you'll find at DordtYart and from next week there will be some bigger objects.
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