The backyard hooch
The original(& smallest) backyard hooch. A 6' by 6' floor area provides just enough room for a sleep out. The single point foundation does not impede on limited backyard space. Cables to surrounding trees make the hooch extremely stable.
Medaillons in Trees
A small wood, planted with beech trees, was recently laid out on the property of ’s Koonings Jaght. Boezem hung ten oval portrait medallions on these trees at varying heights with the help of steel clasps. Both sides of the medallions feature photographic portraits of twenty different residents of the institute. The faces are set against a brightly colored background and each medallion is fitted with a light and a speaker. The sounds that the speakers transmit are, among others, made up of residents telling stories, playing the piano or singing. The sounds are usually not directly linked to one of the portraited individuals.
From a central location in the forest a mechanism can be activated that causes the medallions to light up, either in a set series or in random order. The sounds displace themselves according to their own pattern and are independent of the light pattern. In this way the wood becomes a crisscross of patterns with illuminated photo portraits and the murmuring voices of residents.
Natasja Boezem’s work functions in a variety of ways. As visitors to the ’s Koonings Jaght set foot on the premises, they are immediately introduced to its residents. These, in turn, give a proud impression to the visitors since it is their park and their home.
Visitors may also experience the work on different levels. Strong visual impulses are elicited by the colorful medallions, the lights that flicker on and off in different locations and the recognition of the people on the portraits. The sounds also have a powerful effect. In one place a singing voice is heard, in another someone is playing the piano and in yet another someone is telling a story. For some listeners the recognition of the sound is also a contributing factor. Through the continual flickering of light and displacing of sound, the residents’ environment is enriched with an inviting ambience. Furthermore it is an exciting experience for residents to press the button that activates the light.
In creating this work, Natasja Boezem was inspired by the history of art. During the Renaissance medallions were fixed to the ‘Palazzi’ of well-known families (such as the Strozzi, De Medici and Becai families). These medallions were made by artists and featured portraits of the ‘Palazzis’ residents who proudly displayed themselves to the general public, thereby expressing their power and influence. Incidentally we also have a similar tradition in Northern Europe in the form of portrait galleries.
Koonings Jaght and Het Dorp, which are both located in Arnhem, are a part of the Siza Dorp Groep, an organization that supports disabled individuals. More than 1,600 individuals who are physically or mentally disabled or have non-hereditary brain damage are cared for by 2,500 staff members who work in over 60 locations in Gelderland.
www.sizadorpgroep.nl
‘The Unknown Image’ by Allen Ruppersberg (photo: Ton Aartsen)
Beyond-Leidsche Rijn: Parasite Paradise
From 1 August until late September 2003 Leidsche Rijn held the exhibition, Parasite Paradise. Near to the Leidsche Rijn’s Information Center, which is located on the Verlengde Vleutenseweg, one could visit a settlement made up of around twenty mobile units. These units were created by domestic and international artists and represent small-scale, artistic, architectural and urban developmental works that make a playful yet serious comment on systematic urbanization.
Miele Space Station, 2012 Architecten (photo: Ralph Kämena)
The original(& smallest) backyard hooch. A 6' by 6' floor area provides just enough room for a sleep out. The single point foundation does not impede on limited backyard space. Cables to surrounding trees make the hooch extremely stable.
Medaillons in TreesA small wood, planted with beech trees, was recently laid out on the property of ’s Koonings Jaght. Boezem hung ten oval portrait medallions on these trees at varying heights with the help of steel clasps. Both sides of the medallions feature photographic portraits of twenty different residents of the institute. The faces are set against a brightly colored background and each medallion is fitted with a light and a speaker. The sounds that the speakers transmit are, among others, made up of residents telling stories, playing the piano or singing. The sounds are usually not directly linked to one of the portraited individuals.
From a central location in the forest a mechanism can be activated that causes the medallions to light up, either in a set series or in random order. The sounds displace themselves according to their own pattern and are independent of the light pattern. In this way the wood becomes a crisscross of patterns with illuminated photo portraits and the murmuring voices of residents.
Natasja Boezem’s work functions in a variety of ways. As visitors to the ’s Koonings Jaght set foot on the premises, they are immediately introduced to its residents. These, in turn, give a proud impression to the visitors since it is their park and their home.
Visitors may also experience the work on different levels. Strong visual impulses are elicited by the colorful medallions, the lights that flicker on and off in different locations and the recognition of the people on the portraits. The sounds also have a powerful effect. In one place a singing voice is heard, in another someone is playing the piano and in yet another someone is telling a story. For some listeners the recognition of the sound is also a contributing factor. Through the continual flickering of light and displacing of sound, the residents’ environment is enriched with an inviting ambience. Furthermore it is an exciting experience for residents to press the button that activates the light.
In creating this work, Natasja Boezem was inspired by the history of art. During the Renaissance medallions were fixed to the ‘Palazzi’ of well-known families (such as the Strozzi, De Medici and Becai families). These medallions were made by artists and featured portraits of the ‘Palazzis’ residents who proudly displayed themselves to the general public, thereby expressing their power and influence. Incidentally we also have a similar tradition in Northern Europe in the form of portrait galleries.
Koonings Jaght and Het Dorp, which are both located in Arnhem, are a part of the Siza Dorp Groep, an organization that supports disabled individuals. More than 1,600 individuals who are physically or mentally disabled or have non-hereditary brain damage are cared for by 2,500 staff members who work in over 60 locations in Gelderland.
www.sizadorpgroep.nl
‘The Unknown Image’ by Allen Ruppersberg (photo: Ton Aartsen)Beyond-Leidsche Rijn: Parasite Paradise
From 1 August until late September 2003 Leidsche Rijn held the exhibition, Parasite Paradise. Near to the Leidsche Rijn’s Information Center, which is located on the Verlengde Vleutenseweg, one could visit a settlement made up of around twenty mobile units. These units were created by domestic and international artists and represent small-scale, artistic, architectural and urban developmental works that make a playful yet serious comment on systematic urbanization.
Miele Space Station, 2012 Architecten (photo: Ralph Kämena)
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