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in collaboration with Jens Pfeifer We are presenting a visual manifest of the artistic and cultural creation process by emphasizing values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods. Our manifest takes place in local, global and digital contexts. 
 We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist laboring in solitude within their studio. Here, places and objects compose and materialize cultural identity. Artistic meaning is not only found in a finished artwork. From planning to execution, it is embodied in every stage of the fabrication process. These works investigate how cultural traditions can be expressed in the different processes of making, collecting and preserving. The evolution of industry in the 21st century is changing radically. We intend to have a closer look at the labor of art, culture and crafts as well as the understanding and value of these definitions in different local cultures and global contexts. THE BOOK


Back Stages Bildhauer Werkstatt, Berlin size: 145 x 100 cm 57” x 39 “ year: 2018 Collaborative artists studio space in Germany
Back Stages Chouara, Fes size: 120 x 173 cm 47” x 68” year: 2018 Cooperative 11th-century tannery in Morocco
Back Stages Glass, Anxi size: 150 x 216 cm l 59” x 85” 120 x 173 cm l 47” x 68” year: 2017 Glass factory in China
Back Stages Ballet rehearsal, Amsterdam size: 145 x 100cm l 57” x 39” year: 2018 Rehearsal of the National Ballet, The Netherlands
Back Stages Hui'an size: 150 x 960 cm l 60” x 380” 35 x 225 cm l 14” x 87” year: 2015 Granite sculpture workshop in China
Back Stages Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam size: 173 x 120 cm 68” x 47” year: 2018 Art academy in The Netherlands
Back Stages Marble, Carrara size: 216 x 150 cm l 85" x 59" 120 x 173 cm l 47" x 68" year: 2017 Marble production company in Italy
Back Stages Nijhof Beeldenstorm, Brabant size: 120 x 173 cm 47" x 68" year: 2017 Collaborative artists Bronze art foundry in The Netherlands
Back Stages Stainless Steel, Xiamen size: 120 x 173 cm 47" x 68" year: 2017 Stainless steel fabrication workshop for sculpture in China
Back Stages Teylers, Haarlem size: 300 x 430 cm l 118” x 170” 120 x 173 cm l 47” x 68” year: 2017 18th-century museum for the arts and sciences in The Netherlands
Back Stages Troy size: 350 x 243 cm l 138” x 96” 173 x 120 cm l 68” x 47” year: 2018 Archeological excavation in Troy, Turkey
Back Stages Verzamelaarsjaarbeurs size: 173 × 120 cm l 68" × 47" year: 2019 Collectors Fair in Utrecht, the Netherlands
Back Stages Installation view Big Art
Back Stages installation view year: 2018
Back Stages installation view year: 2018
Back Stages installation view year: 2018 International Canakkale Biennial


in collaboration with Jens Pfeifer We are presenting a visual manifest of the artistic and cultural creation process by emphasizing values placed on the production and handling of artistic goods. Our manifest takes place in local, global and digital contexts. 
 We are fascinated by systems of manufacture for art and culture as opposed to the romantic notion of the artist laboring in solitude within their studio. Here, places and objects compose and materialize cultural identity. Artistic meaning is not only found in a finished artwork. From planning to execution, it is embodied in every stage of the fabrication process. These works investigate how cultural traditions can be expressed in the different processes of making, collecting and preserving. The evolution of industry in the 21st century is changing radically. We intend to have a closer look at the labor of art, culture and crafts as well as the understanding and value of these definitions in different local cultures and global contexts. THE BOOK