Ontbos…

02/06/2008    Curating, Design 2D, Logo design

I was asked by CBK Apeldoorn to be the guest-curator and designer of an exhibition in August and September this year with my selection of visual artists from Apeldoorn.

To be honest, I was a bit hesitant at first, since I didn’t really know any visual artists from Apeldoorn and I never curated an exhibition before, that wasn’t related to one of my own projects… But the opportunity was to good to pass up.

Because this exhibition is part of Triënnale Apeldoorn, I had to write the concept and title to match the overall Triënnale theme ‘Culture, Garden & Landscape’. The title I came up with is ‘Ontbos’ (Deforest). Mostly because it touches the Triënnale theme while leaving room for interpretation. Ontbos also hints to a selection process, cutting down a forrest to see the trees…

Quite a few really good artists responded to the call! I think I have selected an interesting group of visual artists for this exhibition and am now working on design (see picture above), coördination and publicity. With grand support by the people of CBK Apeldoorn, I might add! So far this assignment is as pleasurable as it is challenging… more updates will soon follow.