Magdeleen van Eersel
Visual Artist
Binnenzee (Inner Sea) - Here Comes The Flood
Site-specific installation, part of the art manifestation EEJ! in Goes Oost in 2023
Van Mellestraat, Goes, 2023
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In a neighborhood in the town of Goes that was planned to be demolished and rebuilt, artist André Smits took up residency in one of the houses.
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Over time, the people in the houses around him moved out; and André invited artists to make work for the houses that stood empty, turning a potentially problematic area into a place that people loved visiting.
He also painted the facades with words, sometimes from the original residents, in other cases (like mine) the artists were allowed to choose the words.
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When I was invited, I chose to show the sea indoors - both reminiscent of a painful part of the province's past, and a threatening future. Or maybe it's my own inner sea.
Materials: cotton, nylon thread, screw hooks and 2 tripod lamps
Room dimensions: 2.5 x 3.5 x 7 meters (hxwxd)
![Binnenzee Magdeleen van Eersel Goes 2023](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/226cbf_03b1f697c1e64df4a15ec7f6aa1bac96~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_585,h_391,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/Binnenzee%20Magdeleen%20van%20Eersel%20Goes%202023.jpg)
Van Mellestraat 6 Goes, facade, behind the window the installation Binnenzee/Here Comes The Flood
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Binnenzee/Here Comes The Flood; at night
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Binnenzee/Here Comes The Flood; close up
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