Official “The woods that see and hear ‘ publication available

The publication of the eponymous exhibition includes extensive documentation of each of the twelve projects that were part of the exhibition “The Woods That see and hear” (May-July 2010) and is introduced by an introductory essay by guest curator Sarah Farrar.
The book contains five additional scripts specially written for this publication: three interviews artist Eve Armstrong did with people closely connected to the vicinity of the exhibition, an essay by Koen Kleijn result of the ongoing project ‘All Alone Among the Stars “(2007), Marjolijn Dijkman, Nathalie Hartjes wrote a story that describes relationship between man and nature from the perspective of two former lovers.

Artists:
Eduardo Abaroa, Eve Armstrong, Melanie Bonajo, Kinga Kielczynska & Emmeline de Mooij, Marjolijn Dijkman, Bright Ugochukwu Eke, Mon Fort Green, Jonathan Horowitz, Ives Maes, Tea Mäkipää, Nick Mangan, Heather & Ivan Morison, Overtreders W

The woods that see and hear
An exhibition of thirteen acres
120 pages bound, bilingual (English and Dutch)
ISBN: 978-90-815763-1-4
Price: € 12.50.
Order by info@dertienhectare.nl or sale in the CBK ’s-Hertogenbosch

dertien hectare looks back at a successful edition of its biennial exhibition.  ‘The woods that see and hear’, developed by New Zealand-born curator Sarah Farrar, addressed issues of ecology and the changing landscape through projects by national and international artists. The exhibition received over 3200 visitors, with strong attendance of the education programme for primary and secondary schools. Extensive information about the artist projects and accompanying events can be found on this website.

Currently dertien hectare is finalising the publication ‘The woods that see and hear’ which will be presented at the end of August 2010. More information about the book launch will follow on this website.

dertien hectare thanks all of the people who have been part of our 2010 exhibition and we hope to see you again in 2012!

The next dertien hectare exhibition will be presented in the summer of 2012. dertien hectare will announce the new curator in the beginning of 2011.

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The article is in Dutch, click twice on the image to view it in full.

Ives Maes´ `Hazard Marking System´ pop up in the woods at night.

Preparing ox sausages according to a Polish recipe to celebrate Noc Świętojańska ( St. John´s night).

Tour guide Ivonne van der Velden is condemned by an operation to do a wheelbarrow tour, but soldiers on anyway!

Tea  Mäkipää’s ‘Petrol Engine Memorial Park’ leaves a ghostly impression at night.

There are still lots of nice and sunny days ahead at dertien hectare and we hope to meet you there!

Sarah Farrar (New Zealand, 1980) is an independent curator and art writer based in Amsterdam and London. From 2007-08 she participated in the Curatorial Programme at de Appel arts centre, Amsterdam. Before moving to the Netherlands, Sarah was employed as Curator at City Gallery Wellington, a contemporary art museum in New Zealand, where she worked from 2003-07. Sarah has curated over thirty exhibitions of contemporary art, design and architecture and has contributed texts for international art magazines including Artlink (Australia) and LINO (Australia), and art publications in New Zealand, the Netherlands and Belgium.

Nathalie Hartjes

(1981) has an MA in art history and is a freelance critic and writer, project organiser and communcations professional. She was co-ordinator of the Comité van Roosendaal, a platform for debate on cultural political issues, connecting leading contemporary art institutions throughout the Benelux and Rhineland, during its founding phase. In this capacity she realised the international conference Institutional Attitudes (24 & 25 April 2010, Brussels). From 2006 – 2008 she worked at Witte de With (Rotterdam) as a communications officer and assistant to Nicolaus Schafhausen. Her writing has been published in Tubelight magazine, Kunstbeeld, Beton Brut (magazine of Kunstverein Düsseldorf), Pataphor (artist book of Hidde van Schie) and she has written for various art initiatives such as Kunsthuis SYB (Beetsterzwaag) and Galerie West (The Hague), amongst others.
nathalie@dertienhectare.nl