Observing human behavior in a social context gives rise to works in which sensitivity and empathy are made tangible. At Van Abbehuis, Karin Eliza van Pinxteren exhibits concrete poetry from 2017 onwards: the year in which she gave these works the overarching name ‘Short Poetry A (attention)’.
The works are created during the state of ‘being on the move’, in which thoughts, observations, and situations are written down. Existential questions and meaningful actions of people around the world are recognized and come together in Short Poetry A. The results are never staged; they are authentic events. Within Short Poetry A, the words or sentences largely determine what the work looks like. This is something over which the artist assesses no direct control; words come as they do. By being addressed through language in the works, personal space for reflection is created for the observer.
Karin Eliza van Pinxteren (1967, ’s-Hertogenbosch) studied at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Breda. She makes ‘Short Poetry A’, installations, performances, video and writes contemplative texts as Nightporter. She was trained as a graphic designer and architectural designer. She struggles with the ethics involved in shaping other people’s questions and after her studies she starts developing free work based on reflection on her own questions. As artist in residence she worked in Vught, Kolderveen, Antwerp, Mas de Charrou, Chelva, and Prague. She has exhibited at Museum De Pont, Van Abbemuseum, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Stedelijk Museum Aalst, Museum De Beyerd and the Museum for Contemporary Art Chongqing. Her work is part of various private art collections and corporate collections, including Akzo Nobel Art Collection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Museum van Bommel van Dam.
Bilderdijklaan 19
5611 NG Eindhoven
www.vanabbehuis.nl
Open
Thu–Sun 13:00–17:00
22 Apr, 20:00
“Op de tijdlijn van Short Poetry A”
Reading by Karin Eliza van Pinxteren
as part of Café Wednesday
22 Apr, 20:00
“Op de tijdlijn van Short Poetry A”
Reading by Karin Eliza van Pinxteren
as part of Café Wednesday
Observing human behavior in a social context gives rise to works in which sensitivity and empathy are made tangible. At Van Abbehuis, Karin Eliza van Pinxteren exhibits concrete poetry from 2017 onwards: the year in which she gave these works the overarching name ‘Short Poetry A (attention)’.
The works are created during the state of ‘being on the move’, in which thoughts, observations, and situations are written down. Existential questions and meaningful actions of people around the world are recognized and come together in Short Poetry A. The results are never staged; they are authentic events. Within Short Poetry A, the words or sentences largely determine what the work looks like. This is something over which the artist assesses no direct control; words come as they do. By being addressed through language in the works, personal space for reflection is created for the observer.
Karin Eliza van Pinxteren (1967, ’s-Hertogenbosch) studied at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Breda. She makes ‘Short Poetry A’, installations, performances, video and writes contemplative texts as Nightporter. She was trained as a graphic designer and architectural designer. She struggles with the ethics involved in shaping other people’s questions and after her studies she starts developing free work based on reflection on her own questions. As artist in residence she worked in Vught, Kolderveen, Antwerp, Mas de Charrou, Chelva, and Prague. She has exhibited at Museum De Pont, Van Abbemuseum, Museum van Bommel van Dam, Stedelijk Museum Aalst, Museum De Beyerd and the Museum for Contemporary Art Chongqing. Her work is part of various private art collections and corporate collections, including Akzo Nobel Art Collection, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Museum van Bommel van Dam.
Bilderdijklaan 19
5611 NG Eindhoven
www.vanabbehuis.nl
Open
Thu–Sun 13:00–17:00
