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May 8, 2024
Inspired by “Life”
As mentioned last week, I recently visited the southwest of America, specifically New Mexico. On the last day of my visit, I went to the...
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Apr 24, 2024
Series « Thinking the Archive »: Michel Foucault
I would like to begin a series entitled “Thinking the Archive“ From time to time, I’ll delve into the notion of the “archive“ as...
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Apr 24, 2024
Tangible Inspiration
Recently, I had the pleasure of vacationing to the southwest of the United States to New Mexico. While it was a worthwhile trip to get...
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Apr 24, 2024
A Journey of Art and Dialogue: Exploring Babs Haenen’s World
As I boarded the plane bound for Amsterdam, I felt anticipation mixed with excitement. It wasn’t just another trip; it was an adventure...
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Apr 22, 2024
Archivorum - La Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice
We have just returned from Venice after a productive week at La Biennale Arte, brimming with fresh ideas and excitement. Highlights from...
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Apr 10, 2024
Rendez-vous with Babs Haenen’s creative thought and work
Dear readers, As I begin my first artist archival journey for this special project concerning the life’s work of renowned Dutch...
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Apr 10, 2024
« Présences arabes »
Even at 86 years old, Nil remains quite active in the art world. While she is currently preparing a performance to be presented in Italy...
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Apr 10, 2024
Digital Archives vs. Experience:
Last week we discussed how Belén was focused on the “experience” of viewing her work. A major component of this “experience” is seeing...
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Apr 3, 2024
Rediscovering the Ceramic Art of Babs Haenen: A Journey Through 44 Years of Artistic Brilliance
As an artist with a background in archaeology, my journey into the world of ceramics feels like a homecoming of sorts. Having worked with...
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Apr 3, 2024
Experiencing Art
Art is all around us. Whether we go out of our way to see it or pass it along the street, we are constantly inundated with art. But are...
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Apr 3, 2024
Probing the Circle
What constitutes « Nil’s archives » is not limited, in my view, to the archives preserved in her studio or scattered throughout her...
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Mar 27, 2024
Focus on Kara Kum
In my conversations about Nil's work with various individuals, one question frequently arises: does Nil still create today? The answer is...
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Mar 27, 2024
Time, Space, and Relative Dimensions:
Over the last few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Belén about her work and practice. This is in order to help preserve her...
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Mar 20, 2024
Archivist and The Other Hats
I have often spoken about the privileged relationship I have built with Nil. Despite our differences in age, background, profession, and...
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Mar 20, 2024
Photography and The Archive:
I initially got interested in photography during grad school. I always had some interest in it, often taking fun snapshots on my phone...
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Mar 13, 2024
Architecting the Archive
I was recently pondering the form of the archive. Indeed, while the “content“ is already quite evident and in the process of being...
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Mar 13, 2024
The Archive - A Personal Story
Writing about my work with Belén’s archive has had me reminiscing on why I became an archivist. Growing up, I had a knack for collecting-...
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Mar 6, 2024
The Art of Ill Assumption
Starting off this project, I have seen the benefits of my academic background in Business Studies and Cultural Economics. I can...
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Mar 6, 2024
Heading Towards the Physical Archives
With a slight delay, we’ve finally reached a milestone: all the digital archives that Nil consented to share with Archivorum for our...
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Mar 6, 2024
Combing Through Information, Part 2:
We’ve photographed objects, scanned journals, and gathered materials- what now? This is where the real archival practice starts to take...
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