Anna van Gerve
writer, visual artist
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Exhibition in the Church of Beets
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October 2022
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In the weekend of 8/9th and 15/16th of October from 12-5pm my work (and that of 5 other artists) is on display during an exhibition in the Church of Beets.
You are very welcome to take a look.
The exhibition is part of an open studio and church route on the occasion of Art Month Edam-Volendam.
July 16-17 Zomerroute de Zeevang
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Warder 103A 11am-5pm
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During Zomerroute de Zeevang I will exhibit a series of recent paintings and drawings in the studio of Patricia Schor. You can also view part of the installation Cabinet of Curiosities, which was previously on display in the church of Oosthuizen (NL).
Sculpture 'Free play' moved to Pluktuin van Geesje
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June 2022
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We moved the work I developed together with Alper Demir (as the designer duo Kaplum) for Catwalk: Forces of Nature during the Textile Festival Twente 2021 to picking garden Pluktuin van Geesje(Oudkarspel).
Shop window Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam)
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April 2022
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Since the Eye Shop - a shop within the Eye Filmmuseum (Amsterdam) - wants to switch to sustainable, plastic-free products, they asked me and ​Alper Demir (as the designer duo Kaplum) to design a shop window to kick off this development towards a sustainable plastic-free shop. Our whale series, which we developed to draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution, was the perfect fit. We used the shape of the Eye logo to design a colourful and playful environment for them.
Sculpture 'Free play' on the Twickel estate
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June 2021
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I developed this work together with Alper Demir (as the designer duo Kaplum) for Catwalk: Forces of Nature van Textiel Festival Twente 2021. It was on display for half a year at the Twickel estate, on the grounds of Museum Farm Wendezoele.
We transformed the image of the 'Twentse Ros' (Twente stallion) - a symbol of regional pride and identity - to a monumental work that will change through the seasons and in the end even partially decay. The skeleton will however always remain. Just like the once big and flourishing textile industry of Twente seemingly disappeared. The basis, the skeleton, the knowledge and the history also remained and are ready to be revived.
Selected for Textile Festival Twente
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April 2021
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Together with artist Alper Demir , I submitted a proposal for the Catwalk: Forces of Nature project, which is part of this year's Textiel Festival Twente . Our proposal, in addition to that of 13 other artists, has been selected! We are currently working on a large sculptural installation that will be on view from May to December 2021.
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A new project: Kaplum
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March 2017
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Since the beginning of this year, together with Alper Demir I form the designer-duo Kaplum. We work with wood and textiles and design products for babies, children and their parents. After a long preparation, our website is now online.
Report Platform Green Heritage
Lezing Public Green Revolution, public green projects by Louis le Roy
On March 2, 2016 during Platform Groen Erfgoed I gave a lecture about the public green projects of artist, cultural philosopher and gardener Louis le Roy. Theme of the afternoon was Seventies, a green living environment through participation and bottom-up processes. The report of the whole afternoon can now be read on the Platform website Green Heritage.
Summer route de Zeevang, 16-17 July 2016
Warder 103A, 1473 PG Warder
This year I will again participate in the summer route in the Zeevang (NL), which will take place on Saturday 16 juli and Sunday 17 July between 11 am and 5 pm. Various studios and exhibitions can be visited in a series of villages north of Amsterdam.
Illustrations by me will be on display in Patricia Schor's studio and garden in the village of Warder, just north of Edam. The studio is a high, light extension to a farmhouse and the elongated garden borders a meadow bird area. In short, a very beautiful place.
Articles in De Witte Raaf magazine
From November 2015
From November 2015 I will regularly discuss exhibitions about architecture for the magazine De Witte Raaf . My first article 'LEVS architects in the Netherlands and the Dogon' has now appeared in edition 178 November-December 2015 and can be read both in the paper version and online. My second article will appear in the next issue.
Article 'A new dialogue with nature' published in Stadsgeschiedenis
Stadsgeschiedenis 9 (2014) 2, August 2015
My article on Louis le Roy's position in the development of more natural public green spaces in the 1970s was published in the latest issue of the magazine Stadsgeschiedenis. Stadsgeschiedenis is a Dutch-Flemish magazine for research, reflection and debate about the city and its history. The approach is interdisciplinary and focuses on a wide range of themes. On the website of the magazine you can read an abstract of my article, view the contents of the entire issue, and order the issue.
Lecture during summer school The Wise City
Eindhoven, 6 August 2015
During the summer school The Wise City, an exploratory journey towards the sustainable city I will give a lecture on the theory and practice of visual artist, art teacher and cultural philosopher Louis Guillaume le Roy (1924-2012 ). The focus is on his public green projects from the 1970s. The Wise city explores three main themes. My lecture falls under the theme Into the Wild , in which the possibilities for greening and rewilding public space are explored.
GAA druk maken, Jul 10 - Aug 30, 2015
Church of Alkmaar
During the graphic manifestation GAA druk maken in the Church of Alkmaar, five different linocuts by me can be seen.
This year the Graphic Studio Alkmaar (GAA) exists 40 years. In this context, the GAA event will be held in the Church of Alkmaar from 10 July to 30 August. For the first two weeks, there will be daily demonstrations, lectures and workshops in the field of graphic art. An etching press, a screen printing table and a litho press have been set up in the church especially for this occasion. In addition, there is a large exhibition with graphic works.
Zomerroute de Zeevang, 18-19 July 2015
Warder 103A, 1473 PG Warder
This year I will again participate in the summer route in the Zeevang (NL), which will take place on Saturday 18 July and Sunday 19 July between 11 am and 5 pm. Various studios and exhibitions can be visited in a series of villages north of Amsterdam.
There will be linocuts and paintings by me on display in Patricia Schor's studio and garden in the village of Warder, just north of Edam. The studio is a high, light extension to a farmhouse and the elongated garden borders a meadow bird area. In short, a very beautiful place.