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Come Closer

Come Closer
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when
January 5, 2023 - January 29, 2023
where
EXboot

Circumambulation (from Latin circum:around and ambulātus:to walk) is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol.

Circumambulation as a working title and description of praxis, a series of new works that Lapis has started in August 2022 after graduating. With this new series he intend to circumambulate around the core of the subject matter of his work, forever moving around it but not touching it. He wish to use the act of circumambulating as a way of honouring and coming close to easily wounded subjects, brittle material conditions and sensitive emotional realities.

“I hope that in this way my work invokes curiosity, “what is it about?” I think that this curiosity is party invoked by my choice of not exposing the core, and partly this curiosity already resides within us, I think that wanting to come close or be close is a very common desire, to be in the know and inside of the core, especially since we live in a world where people are constantly denied entrance of the core of humanity, I think sometimes we try to reach someone else’s core to ease that pain and feeling of alienation, but what my practice is about or what is important for me is to practice not touching or entering the core. This because my work tends to deal with very fragile lived realities, and I think that in a way my aim is to protect them.”

For the EXboot Lapis will show a new work that circumambulates around it’s core, not fully revealing what this vessel(work) is holding.

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Waste of Time

Domas van Wijk

Waste of Time is Domas van Wijk’s first solo exhibition in Utrecht, the city where he was born and raised. The fact that it took this long might say something about his relationship with the place, and perhaps the other way around too. After graduating from the art academy in Arnhem in 2017, he moved on to other cities and countries. Two years ago, he returned to the area where it all began and now it feels like the right time to reintroduce to utrecht what was already there.

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Nijverheidskade 15
3534AZ Utrecht

EXboot is vanwege de unieke en beperkte omvang van de cultuurhistorische locatie enkel te voet te betreden en niet rolstoeltoegankelijk. Er zijn (nog) geen voorzieningen voor slechthorenden.

Een groep jonge mannen kijkt door het raam van de EXboot naar binnen

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Het zandpadmuseum

"I cherish both my present and my past. In addition to being a place for groundbreaking art, one of my rooms also houses the Zandpad Museum. Here, I share the story of my illustrious past and introduce you to people who know me well—inside and out. Take a seat on my stool, gaze out the window, and listen to the many stories surrounding my existence."

Short documentary ‘Het Zandpad’

In the 'Zandpad Museum', you can watch a short documentary about the origins of the Zandpad. The Zandpad used to be a strip of boats in the river Vecht, where sexworkers could fullfill their profession legaly. The documentary features numerous audio fragments of conversations with various people involved, including a former sex worker and former mayor Aleid Wolfsen.

This Zandpad documentary was created by Sylvie Kamphuis & Jaap Pronk (directors), Bram Engelaar (camera), Doenja Abel (production), Twan Bracco Gartner (music), and Bald Beeld (editing). Special thanks to the interviewees: Aleid Wolfsen (former mayor of Utrecht), Brenda Oude Breuil (criminologist at Utrecht University), Jannie Teunissen (De Tussenvoorziening), the former sex worker, and the former client of the Zandpad.

The documentary was made possible with support from the Municipality of Utrecht, K.F. Heinfonds, Mondriaan Fund, and RTV Utrecht.

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