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Dollface

Dollface
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when
November 30, 2023 - December 24, 2023
where
EXboot

Cleo Veldman’s artistic creations revolve around the concept of character-building, a process where she gives life to her imaginative personas through the creating of masked costumes. She portrays them using various media, including video, installation, performance art and photography. Veldman draws inspiration from the interplay between identity and pop culture references, a language that forms a symbiotic relationship with society. Her work delves into the impact of pop culture portrayals on self-perception, leading to a distorted view of reality. In navigating this terrain, Veldman infuses her art with an uncanny sense of humor, which serves as a lens through which she examines the often strange situations that arise from this distorted worldview.

 

Growing up during the 2000s, Cleo found herself immersed in a media landscape predominantly influenced by male-driven narratives that caused a complex and, at times, negative connection to her own femininity. In her new work, “Dollface,” Cleo delves into the profound impact of portrayals of women on her personal perception of femininity. Exboot will be occupied by dolls and puppets of different sizes and shapes, accompanied by screens showing portrayals of these characters in the shape of dramatic documentary interviews. She presents an installation of new characters of several feminine personas, each reflecting facets of her own identity, in a quest to intimately get to know herself with these multifaceted aspects.

 

https://cleoveldman.com/
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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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