Art
Atelier Talks I - Claudy Jongstra in conversation with Suzanna De Sitter at Studio Claudy Jongstra in Friesland, The Netherlands. Created in collaboration with Galerie Fontana for the exhibition Connecting with Claudy - A Tribute to the Bloomsbury Group presented Saturday 29 May through Saturday 10 July 2021 at Galerie Fontana in Amsterdam.
- Atelier Talks I
- Claudy Jongstra in conversation with Suzanna De Sitter
- Created in collaboration with Galerie Fontana
- Film by Lourens Lente / Sound by Kay van Vree
“For a long time I have been called a ‘wool artist’ - a nice name, sweet, non-threatening. But it is also bullshit. I am an activist. I want to encourage people to take action.” - Claudy Jongstra
At Museum De Lakenhal, Claudy Jongstra restores the connection between humankind and nature, between knowledge and material, with a solo exhibition that appeals to all the senses.
- Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden, NL (30 October 2020 - 28 February 2021)
- Photography ©Ronald Tilleman
Situated just footsteps from the shore of the Maas, the Limburgs Museum pays homage to this mighty body of water, of life. At the request of curator Servé Hermans (artistic director of Toneelgroep Maastricht), visual artist Claudy Jongstra partakes in this homage with a piece entitled FOUR.
- "Machtige Maas" curated by Servé Hermans (Toneelgroep Maastricht) for the Limburgs Museum, Venlo, The Netherlands (Oct. 2020 - Apr. 2021)
- Size: 2,40 x 5,00 each
- Material: Kempisch Heath, Drenthe Heath and Merino sheep wool, mohair, silk, cotton
- Pigments: chamomile, nettle, st. john’s wort, yarrow, indigo, woad, walnut, madder, elderberry, calendula
- Photography ©Jeroen Musch
