As time passes the space becomes smaller, and objects come closer, eventually landing on your body. At last, the space reinflates and the objects return to their starting positions. The sessions last one hour. By offering subtle, sensory stimuli The Meditation Circus offers an opportunity for connection with our body and mind. After the experience, there is a short sharing round in which everyone can share what they have experienced.
An adaptation of the work Meditation Circus will be installed at Mediamatic from May 11th. This installation belongs in the Sanctuary for Sensory Participation program.
Meditation Circus - Guided Session by artist Teun Vonk - Copyright & Credits: Studiu Tony Spark 
About the artist
In his early career Teun Vonk (1986, Uden) focused on photography and video.
Group dynamics and how a group affects an individual were his main topics, as well as the interaction between the visual director, himself, and the subject. Vonk used the camera as a means of exercising power, used it to create a situation and register the spontaneous reactions of the participants.
Currently, Vonk has a radically different direction in his approach to this subject: he creates art installations that focus on individual physical experience. Following a personal experience during a residency in Shanghai, his own body and that of the viewer/participant are his focus point. This has also shaped Vonks daily practice: instead of working primarily from behind a desk, Vonk focuses on the process of making and uses his studio as playground, test site and production area.
Teun Vonk has shown his work at CTM Festival, Ars Electronica, FILE Brazil, STRP Bienniale, Art Rotterdam, Chronus Art Center Shanghai, EYE Amsterdam.
Information
Meditation Circus by Teun Vonk
Book your free tickets for sessions here.
Enjoy this installation during the Open City Monastery evening on the 16th of May.
Mediamatic Biotoop, Dijkspark 6, Amsterdam
The installation is located in the Sluisdeurenloods on the ground floor of Mediamatic Biotoop.
