Visit the Artist is organised as part of the second publication about the O&O scheme. The artists opening up their studios all received a grant under this scheme in recent years. The studio visits follow the structure of the new O&O publication, in which four years of artistic research are described according to different positions: the artist as an activist, connector, translator, newsreader, historian, scientist, technologist, and image maker. Meet two artists per evening, who each take on one of these roles in their own way.
Wednesday 2 May, 19.00 – 21.30 hrs
Cihad Caner and Eloise Sweetman
Location: Shimmer, Waalhaven Oostzijde 1, 3087 BM Rotterdam – 19.00h
On Wednesday evening 2 May, meet two artists whose studios are located in Rotterdam Zuid: ‘activist’ Cihad Caner developed the DIY Survival Kit in 2017, using everyday and household objects to provide civil resistance. Eloise Sweetman received an O&O-grant in 2017, which she used to develop her project Some things have been left undone – during the studio visit, she’ll share more about this installation that was designed to present her future works and presentations. Reservation is required. Get your tickets here. Language: English
Wednesday 9 May, 19.00 – 21.30 hrs
Marielle Buitendijk and Johannes Langkamp
Location: Havenstraat 197, 3024 SK Rotterdam – 19.00h
On Wednesday 9 May, ‘image makers’ and ‘technologists’ Marielle Buitendijk and Johannes Langkamp welcome you to their studios. In 2017, Marielle Buitendijk conducted research into the use of new printing techniques within painting in order to make a shift from minimal to baroque images. Johannes Langkamp developed Dance First, Think Later, an exhibition based on previous video sketches in which he creates space for coincidence and unexpected developments. Reservation is required. Get your tickets here. Language: Dutch
Wednesday 16 May, 19.00 – 21.30 hrs
Robert Glas and Maud van den Beuken
Location: Vondelweg 89 (old school building), 3031 PT Rotterdam – 19.00h
On Wednesday 16 May, meet two artists who often take on the role of ‘scientist’ or ‘activist’ in their work. Robert Glas investigates the relationship between the body and the nation state. By researching how air is defined as space, Maud van den Beuken’s 2016 project Mapping the Air was a cartographic investigation into the non-physical and indefinable. Reservation is required, Get your tickets here. Language: Dutch
Wednesday 23 May, 19.00 – 21.30 hrs
Eva Olthof and Frank van der Salm
Location: Het Wilde Weten, Robert Fruinstraat 35, 3021 BJ Rotterdam – 19.00h
On 23 May, visit the ‘researchers’ Eva Olthof and Frank van der Salm in Delfshaven. The work of Eva Olthof starts with historical research in archives and collections. In recent years, she has been researching a collapsed city archive in Cologne and the Merapiv volcano in Central Java. In 2017, Frank van der Salm visited CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, in Switzerland to investigate the role photography and video can play in translating scientific research. Reservation is required. Get your tickets here. Language: Dutch
Practical information
During each edition of Visiting the Artist, two groups of 15 participants will visit two artist studios. Their studios are located within a maximum cycling distance of 10 minutes. At 19.00 hrs, the groups are welcomed by a host from CBK Rotterdam and the artist, who will then continue to talk about his/her work. Around 20.15 hrs, the groups switch studios to visit their second studio of the evening. All studio visits will be concluded around 21.30 hrs.
Reservation is required. Get your tickets (5 Euro, inluding the new O&O publication) here.
Additional information such as studio addresses and schedules will be sent to the participants a few days in advance.