COME CLOSER - Artist Talk #3

In this third COME CLOSER Artist Talk, moderator Zeynep Kubat, independent curator, engages in a conversation with Dennis Tyfus en Tuur & Flup Marinus & Ariadna Estalella Alba. What binds these artists is that they create space for communal gatherings and interaction within the sculptural environment of the Middelheim Museum.

Dennis Tyfus considers De Nor (2018) as a social sculpture: a place for events and performances. The guided walk A Walk In The Sculpture Park (2024) also facilitates personal experiences with the collection. You are no longer passively observing, but actively participating in an artistic process. In a shared experience with others.

Both artworks also play with breaking down boundaries. Around De Nor (2018) there is fencing, but at the same time, you are both inside and outside. The transitional zone allows for both inclusion and exclusion. A Walk In The Sculpture Park (2024) questions the physical boundaries of the museum: you explore a piece of the museum in a completely new way.

The artworks foster a sense of interconnectedness. They encourage you to reconsider your relationship to the environment and to each other. And thus to pause and reflect on your own role in community building and social cohesion.

You can listen to the entire recording below (in English).

This is the third of four Artist Talks in the context of COME CLOSER (07.06 - 29.09.2024). It took place on 03.08.2024 in the Braem Pavilion (Middelheim Museum).

• Artists: Dennis Tyfus en Tuur & Flup Marinus & Ariadna Estalella Alba
• Moderator: Zeynep Kubat