In Reality Check, drawing is presented as a form of slowing down within accelerating, fluid streams of communication, in which subjectivity itself becomes an unstable terrain. A hybrid field of drawings and text works, emphasizing multilingualism, highlights the fragmentation of experience, while simultaneously opening a space for a form of connection that does not dissolve difference, but allows it to exist. The question of whether we can truly “hear the other” is explored in the tension between closeness and unbridgeability. In all her work, she probes the extent to which certain facets of the current context influence the individual, and how (im)possible responsibility is within that constantly shifting dynamic.
The collaboration with Varia, a seamstress near Kharkiv, has been developing since 2012 as an investigation in which personal and geopolitical dimensions intersect, exploring how friendship transforms under the Russian invasion. Also featured is De Grot, the artist’s literary dance performance in collaboration with musician and teacher Otto Donkers.
Griet Menschaert is a Belgian-born, Eindhoven-based artist, performer, curator, educator, and writer. She uses drawings, texts, performances, and publications to connect the self to “the other”, actively engaging with the present here and now. She started her career as a full-time editor for a Brussels newspaper, which influenced her artistic practice ever since. Griet Menschaert’s works have been exhibited internationally. The Van Abbemuseum has several works in its collection. She has initiated and curated many projects and exhibitions. She has been the founder and chief of the Eindhoven-based platform KONT magazine. She is a Coach of Reflections at Design Academy Eindhoven. She studied Germanic Philology and obtained a Master’s degree in Media and Information Science at KU Leuven (BE) and a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at AKV St Joost, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL).
Bilderdijklaan 19
5611 NG Eindhoven
www.vanabbehuis.nl
Open
Thu–Sun 13:00–17:00
8 Sep
Opening with an introduction
by Paul Cornelissen
17 Sep
Workshops (morning/afternoon)
led by Erik Hagoort
22 Sep, 14:00 (NL) & 15:30 (EN)
Guided tour by Griet Menschaert
& Yaroslav (19, Ukrainian refugee)
2 Oct
Workshops (morning/afternoon) with
students from the Design Academy Eindhoven
6 Oct
Finissage and performance De Grot
by Griet Menschaert & Otto Donkers
8 Sep
Opening with an introduction
by Paul Cornelissen
17 Sep
Workshops (morning/afternoon)
led by Erik Hagoort
22 Sep, 14:00 (NL) & 15:30 (EN)
Guided tour by Griet Menschaert
& Yaroslav (19, Ukrainian refugee)
2 Oct
Workshops (morning/afternoon) with
students from the Design Academy Eindhoven
6 Oct
Finissage and performance De Grot
by Griet Menschaert & Otto Donkers
In Reality Check, drawing is presented as a form of slowing down within accelerating, fluid streams of communication, in which subjectivity itself becomes an unstable terrain. A hybrid field of drawings and text works, emphasizing multilingualism, highlights the fragmentation of experience, while simultaneously opening a space for a form of connection that does not dissolve difference, but allows it to exist. The question of whether we can truly “hear the other” is explored in the tension between closeness and unbridgeability. In all her work, she probes the extent to which certain facets of the current context influence the individual, and how (im)possible responsibility is within that constantly shifting dynamic.
The collaboration with Varia, a seamstress near Kharkiv, has been developing since 2012 as an investigation in which personal and geopolitical dimensions intersect, exploring how friendship transforms under the Russian invasion. Also featured is De Grot, the artist’s literary dance performance in collaboration with musician and teacher Otto Donkers.
Griet Menschaert is a Belgian-born, Eindhoven-based artist, performer, curator, educator, and writer. She uses drawings, texts, performances, and publications to connect the self to “the other”, actively engaging with the present here and now. She started her career as a full-time editor for a Brussels newspaper, which influenced her artistic practice ever since. Griet Menschaert’s works have been exhibited internationally. The Van Abbemuseum has several works in its collection. She has initiated and curated many projects and exhibitions. She has been the founder and chief of the Eindhoven-based platform KONT magazine. She is a Coach of Reflections at Design Academy Eindhoven. She studied Germanic Philology and obtained a Master’s degree in Media and Information Science at KU Leuven (BE) and a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts at AKV St Joost, ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL).
Bilderdijklaan 19
5611 NG Eindhoven
www.vanabbehuis.nl
Open
Thu–Sun 13:00–17:00
