Arteles Catalogue 2023-2020
Arteles Creative Center's residency artists and their projects 2023-2020
Arteles Creative Center's residency artists and their projects 2023-2020
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Fall into Focus program / AUGUST <strong>2023</strong><br />
Sarah Damai Hoogman<br />
Netherlands<br />
www.sarahhoogman.com<br />
About<br />
My practice is inspired by my interest in natural phenomena,<br />
the human perception and what happens beyond this<br />
perception. As an interdisciplinary artist I explore what is<br />
beyond our realities by researching the interfaces between<br />
science, technology, nature and art. Fascinated by the hidden<br />
forces of nature, discovered in my artistic field research, I<br />
strive to create new bridges between the human perception<br />
and the more-than-human world. My work consists of a<br />
system in which a scientific element, an ecological change<br />
or a natural phenomenon is translated in a kinetic interactive<br />
installation.<br />
Month of Immersion<br />
A month in silence. That's how my month at <strong>Arteles</strong> residency<br />
felt. A month where the weight of expectations gently lifted,<br />
a month in which I allowed myself to be guided by the veins<br />
of fallen trees and found inspiration in the thousands of lakes<br />
and waters. I questioned whether I could truly replicate the<br />
beauty of nature and if not, how I might carry the essence of<br />
my fascination and inspiration home to share with others. The<br />
quiet beauty of Finnish nature made me curious about what<br />
might be hidden beneath and behind it. Moved by the words<br />
of Robert Macfarlane I began to research the Underland.<br />
Not using the internet or my mobile phone allowed me to be<br />
fully immersed and completely present in the precious space<br />
of <strong>Arteles</strong>. I found ample space and time to write and reflect<br />
on my role as an artist and, in general, my position in life. I<br />
was inspired by the springs of the Uhrilade, and from there,<br />
I started working on a new sand installation. I also worked<br />
on a short film and found even more peace and silence<br />
in woodwork. I explored the medium of cyanotype and<br />
discovered how, by the end of the residency, all this together<br />
had seamlessly converged into a coherent whole.<br />
Thankyou <strong>Arteles</strong> for the silence in which I accomplished so<br />
much, where the days seemed to stretch on endlessly, yet<br />
the weeks swiftly slipped through my fingers like grains of<br />
sand.