FeelersNotFeet
A-Z‘Voelers, geen Voeten’ 2007
cut satin bed covers, about 500 cm long
forming elements between tissue, limb and garment/shelter
here in the exhibition CounterBodies, curated by Marth von Loeben and Vladimir Radulkov in De Achtertuin, December 2021
both first and second photo (detail) are crops of photos by Jan Arsenovic
reaching for the window pane, to outside
Voelers, geen Voeten 200was first made as installation for Het Torentje, an enclosed public exhibition room near the Almelo central station.
the title means ‘Feelers, no Feet’
and is a reaction on the beautiful Piedi (Feet) series 1988 by Luciano Fabro
photo by: Marijn Backx
related work: ‘bed satin tangle’ 2005 (satin), ‘Toeschouwer I’ 2008 (satin) / ‘WAT IS TUSSEN ONS’ 2009 / ‘Manifold Mumbag&fragments of the white visions’ 2006 (satin) / ‘FeltFeld’ 2013 (cut vinyl) / ‘fragmented body double’ 2014 (textile fragments) / ‘VerteerWezen 7 (lilac shredded)’ 2019 (papier maché) /