Magdeleen van Eersel
Visual Artist
Natuurgebied Gouverne
A site inspired brochure
In 2002 I was invited to contribute to a contemporary arts festival in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, which took place in and around the City Arts Centre, on the corner of the Gouvernestraat and the Nieuwe Binnenweg.
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Instead of developing an object or installation, I decided to write a story about an imaginary nature reserve, called Nature Reserve Gouverne. A place where nature takes over the city, in a supernatural, dreamlike way.
I added photo collages, based on photos of the Gouverne Street, and some funny thought-up quotes of famous writers, and presented the whole as a brochure, in a limited edition of 400, which was spread among festival goers and local inhabitants.
Text & images by Magdeleen van Eersel, 2002
Graphic Design by BeeldAcht/Edwin Smet
Commission by CBK Rotterdam
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Brochure "Nature reserve Gouverne", front