Intimate collections Mixed-Media installation The installation consists of serval media, dimension variable De Fuik 108, Den Bosch / Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg 2019 – 2020
One day, I noticed I have a “hobby” of complaining. It became a “routine” for some reason when I was in China, but I still kept it in a brand new environment – the Netherlands. I did it with ease, so much so that I barely noticed I did it frequently. It mostly ended with a voice message sent to an “unlucky” friend. Thus, I started continuously collecting my complaints with plastic bags once I felt I needed to complain. It happened on any occasion, for example, when I was parking my bike, in a toilet, sitting on a train, high on weed cookies (accidentally), etc. I recorded my actions with my phone and then noted the date and time on the closed bag. I take complaining as a research method because I noticed that we are so honest about our feeling when we complain. It reveals our subconscious. I usually complained about what was against my collective understanding of tradition in a new social context.
Process, and the first exhibition view in De Fuik.
Collect and stick the complaints on the window, seeing how they grew.
The first exhibition in De Fuik, Den Bosch, 2020 Left: video, 00: 24: 13 min, sound Center: intimate collections, 73 plastic bags (2020) Center: escaped conversations in notebook / A4 paper / 3 pages Right: escaped conversations mounted on wall/ charcoal / A2 paper