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BLINDED TOURIST
Four artists are picked from the airport, blindfolded, and taken
to Amsterdam Warmoesstraat where they stayed during the full
8 days of BLINDED TOURIST, not leaving the installation. |
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![]() BLINDED
TOURIST
project with installation, paper / wood, ceramics, embroidery, lectures, performance. The blinded tourists, four artists
lived with me, in the middle of the rear space of W139, in a handmade
settlement. A village; of five paper huts, big round table / stage,
ceramic tableware, embroiderd tablecloth / bed sheets and a gate.
None of guests had been to Amsterdam before and were selected from
the 59 respondents on an international open call. They arrived on
the same day from China, Brazil, USA and Italy. The guests were picked
up from the airport, transported blindfolded to the Warmoesstraat
and didn’t leave
the installation during the full eight days of BLINDED TOURIST. They
learned about Amsterdam by conversation with me and invited experts
from the world of science and art: Travel Program (see below). The
blinded tourists could be observed and/or visited during the opening
hours of W139, the audience mingled with what was going on. The last
weekend the four gave a presentation of their findings. One of the
four finally disappeared on the last day, transformed into an ordinary
tourist, and thus unexpectedly placed the concept into focus. A precarious
moment whereby the intentions with which the residents and I had
entered the project were undermined, yet at the same time confirmed
and intensified. TRAVEL PROGRAM HISTORY > Lecture by Gabri
Tussenbroek, historian, expert on
Amsterdam, writer of the book ‘Amsterdam in 1597’. Lecture
by Leon Deben (sociologist) about people living and working in and
around the Amsterdam Warmoesstraat. Supported by : W139, 'de Bakkerswinkel'. Thanks to: Gijs Frieling, the people from W139, Gabri Tussenbroek, Leon Deben, Remco Daalder, Grieta Spannenburg, Ad de Jong, Els van de Meersch, Eric von Robertson, Frank Koolen, Eddy Reefhuis, Suze Westerveld, Michel Damman, Mariska Majoor, Duco Wildeboer, Maurice van Tilburg, Mirjam Oosterbaan, Elly Videler, reporters; Lisbel Gavara, Daniel Jacques, Dieuwertje Tromp, Vera West, Jorien Boerefijn and the artists who helped to build the installation. Wallpaintings: project Doctor
Faustus by Gijs Frieling |
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Size of one hut: 2.44 w x 2.44 d X 4.10 h Residents: |
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