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Curaçao is a former Dutch colony. One of the most imported slave markets was established on the island. After the ‘middle passage’ the slaves where sold. A quote from ‘The Dutch slave trade 1500 - 1850’ by P.C. Emmer:

‘A ceremony, during the first days of arrival of the new slaves, cannot be unmentioned namely branding.
The planters couldn’t keep apart their black property and therefore each slave was brand with a mark. Than, when a slave run away and got caught again, everyone knew right away to which plantation he or she belonged. '
 


 

Until the end of your trip

07.10.2010 - 08.01.2011



Residency at
Instituto Buena Bista, Curaçao

Artist-in-residence program Fonds BKVB
















   

Until the end of your trip

The numbers, 0 742 48060003 4, are my ticket number, a return flight Amsterdam - Curacao. On the day of arrival at Curaçao (October 7, 2010)
I went strait from the airport to a tattoo shop. There the ticket number was tattooed on top of my left shoulder. For a period of twelve months the numbers are connected with an individual and his personal journey. The first numbers show with which company I few and you get to know when
I traveled, where I was seated, what my destination was, single or return, vegetarian meal and two suitcases.
By placing the ticket number on my body I want to explore how far a person can commit to the journey, the destination and the people you meet during your stay. 'Please keep this document until the end of your trip.’ Is stated on the boarding pass. On January 8, 2011, I closed the trip, or rather went on, by checking in with the ticket number on my shoulder.
     
     
 

Thanks to: Luis Fernando Rintha,
David Bade, Tirzo Martha, Ken Wong and Arianne Logher-Staal.
Supported by: KLM, Fonds BKVB, Tattooworld and
Instituto Buena Bista
   

Newspaper
Amigo, Curaçao
10-01-2011