Is a space for artistic research, experimentation and imagination. Set up by Bartels in an attempt to articulate and enclose the fringes in the scope of her artistic practice. To explore the absurd, bizarre, boring and (un)usual fascinations at a certain point in time. To dive into the potential of fragmentary bits an pieces, creating analogies between
concepts, questions and ideas. Blurring fiction and reality, where nothing is what it seems and vice versa.
Serious play or playful seriousness.
Schmilblique derived from Schmilblick
The Schmilblick is an imaginary object created by the French humorist Pierre Dac during the 1950s. It is absolutely useless, and can therefore be used for anything, being rigorously entire. Pierre Dac himself credits the brothers Jules and Raphaël Fauderche with its invention.
The word quickly became very popular in French language and was sometimes used as a synonym for thing or stuff, or something designating a strange or unknown object. Nowadays, this word is frequently used to refer to some limited help provided by someone to solve a difficult problem. The idiom is actually 'Faire avancer le schmilblick' (To make the schmilblick move/get ahead, literally). Also, advancing a subject.
Ouvroir | Faire avancer le schmilblick
is a space for artistic research, experimentation and imagination. To explore the absurd, bizarre, boring, the (un)usual. To dive into the potential of fragmentary bits an pieces, creating analogies between concepts, questions and ideas. Blurring fiction and reality, where nothing is what it seems and vice versa. Serious play or playful seriousness.
Set up by Karin Bartels in an attempt to articulate and enclose the fringes in the scope of her artistic practice.
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INTUITIVE ATLAS |
HUISKAMER BIOS
During the residencies of the Intuitive Atlas project, Karin proposed a "Huiskamer Bios" loosely translated as livingroom cinema. In every neighbourhood of the residencies a film was shown for the local community.
The selected documentaries where chosen for their content, being closely tied with each specific neighbourhood and community. In an attempt to get to know people in the community, to start and open up the conversation with them as a way to discuss the life and environment of the area. The films where shown in the livingroom
of Bartels' temporary dwelling, a community space or temporarily vacant spaces. They where accompanied with
an introduction and discussion afterwards.
In collaboration with Museum van Bommel van Dam, Filmtheater De Nieuwe Scene, filmdirector Tanja Nabben
and other temporary partners.
CALL
Karin Bartels' project Intuïtieve Atlas van Venlo is part of Circular Art Lab Limburg (CALL), in which artists are linked to social issues. One of those issues focused on attractive neighborhoods and communities. The Intuitive Atlas of Venlo has been carried out in close collaboration with Museum van Bommel van Dam, the Municipality of Venlo, Wonen Limburg and Antares.
After the pilot project "De Poëzie van Ruimte", Museum van Bommel van Dam invited Bartels to develop and execute the Intuitive Atlas project. Which mapped how the residents of Venlo experience their city.
Huiskamer Bios, in collaboration with Museum van Bommel van Dam,
filmtheatre de Nieuwe Scene, director Tanja Nabben,
Vastenavondkamp & Genooi, Venlo (NL)
