house

In 2018, upon moving in together with her partner Ben Weir, Rosa Vrij initiated a collaborative project. They reflected on their relationship to their shared home and to each other, resulting in an imaginary house constructed through drawings, sculptures, text, and performance, where body and architecture became one.

During the performative book presentation, the audience goes through this archive, slowly becoming part of a journey through architectural, personal and emotional spaces themselves. For how do you actually relate to others and to the space around you?

Performance & publication: Rosa Vrij | Artistic research: Rosa Vrij and Ben Weir | Producer: TimeWindow | Coproducer: VIA ZUID | Thanks to: Master in Theater, Toneelacademie Maastricht

Rosa Vrij

As a performance maker and visual artist, Rosa creates universes around a central research theme. Within these universes, a series of artworks arise, building upon each other: from interactive book presentations to live drawings. Often, she reverses the roles of the audience and the artwork, inviting the audience to act as co-creators in her exploration of the boundaries between the body and architecture. Her inspiration draws from video games and board games, and the instructional methods these media employ. She also has a passion for graphic novels, modular furniture, and book design.

Rosa's work is rooted in intersectional feminism and anti-capitalism. She thinks the focus on economic value, efficiency and competition has gone way overboard in our society. Her work activates the senses so that the audience can meet themselves, each other and their environment in the here and now.

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Information

16th of may, 19:30 - 21:00
This workshop will take place in our Haptic Lab during the Open City Monastery Opening Evening. 
For questions please e-mail program@mediamatic.nl.