Love and Happiness
DePaviljoens
Almere
2001
Almere is a young city, created 25 years ago. It is a fast-growing city. At this point in time, it is the 4th biggest city in Holland. Almere struggles with its city identity and its size. What does it mean to be a city? What identities does a city need to feel like a fully-fledged city?
At the heart of the project of Bik Van der Pol for the Paviljoens in Almere lies the concept of this struggle, as is the notion of the Almere citizen as a pioneer, adventurer and house owner.
The site-specific project project Love and Happiness reflects this double sidedness.
Every evening the space underneath the exhibition building of De Paviljoens is lit with red light, continuing beyond opening hours, thus transforming the space into a potential meeting place, a venue for a rendez - vous, or a hang out (and actually used as such).
Inside, a carousel with four compartments is constructed, each part relating to aspects of settling down on the one hand, and dreaming, longing, and escape on the other. The caroussel can be used to sit, talk, read, re-arrange, or stare out of the windows as it slowly turns, thus exposing the visitor, and functioning as a look-out.
Love and Happiness is a solo show. Besides these two new works, previous projects (The Kitchen Piece, The Bookshop Piece, The Shower Piece, Absolut Stockholm, Capsule Hotels, and Birds) were re-installed, sometimes as fragments, taking into consideration the difference between actual installation and demonstrating a 're-view'.
The light piece is acquired by De Paviljoens for its collection.
Themes:
installation
Letters to the Land Turning a Blind Eye Fly Me To The Moon We swear we saw this Married By Powers (Seoul) WERE IT AS IF Eminent Domain Hurry Up Please, It's Time Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Lobby / Office Piece Insert Love and Happiness Absolut Stockholm Catching Some Air Capsule Hotels for Information, Dreams, Brilliant Thoughts and ... N.T. You are here, art is not Sleep With Me A half mile of string What is this world? Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Take Part How does a straight line feel? (GwangJu) How does a straight line feel? Stick It On! Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Learning From Vancouver It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Unititled (Gold) 1440 minutes towards the development of a site I've Got Something in My Eye Ideas Sunset Cinema Birds Must Be Eliminated The Bookshop Piece The Shower Piece The Kitchen Piece
tools
Parade or Dazibao? Sleep With Me Little Liars Now What? Letters to the Land The City & The City Take Part Turning a Blind Eye The School of Missing Studies in the course of events (May 18) Married By Powers (Seoul) Lobby / Office Piece Absolut Stockholm Birds Must Be Eliminated The Bookshop Piece Czigane – Not the whole story How does a straight line feel? These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Clearing Procedure point d'ironie are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Learning From Vancouver It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Unititled (Gold) 1440 minutes towards the development of a site I've Got Something in My Eye The Smell of Success What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Close Encounters A garden for Lindestede Art is either plagiarism or revolution, or: something is definitely going to happen here Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers The Disappearance Piece Loompanics Teach Me Something Trinity (April 2, 2005) Biosphere2 Teasing Minds Life, once more, continues to be free and easy 52% happy KA Nomads in Residence / No. 19 Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) City Oasis Love and Happiness Good Nomads & Residents Capsule Hotels for Information, Dreams, Brilliant Thoughts and ... N.T. You are here, art is not The Kitchen Piece At the end of this long journey Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Model City Facts on the ground To Gather on a Mountain
site specificity
The poem that jumps the fence Letters to the Land Facts on the ground Little Liars Letters to the Land Turning a Blind Eye To Gather on a Mountain School of Walking: Casablanca School of Walking: Vienna Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said Jogo kali Speechless Not all those who wander are lost Good Proposition for Reclaiming a Space point d'ironie A half mile of string Take Part One to One Anatomy of a scene How does a straight line feel? (GwangJu) WERE IT AS IF Etwas Rotes Up Close Stick It On! Hurry Up Please, It's Time Between a rock and a hard place Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Clearing Procedure are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Speculation Learning From Vancouver It isn't what it used to be and will never be again Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site I've Got Something in My Eye The Smell of Success What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Billboard Close Encounters A garden for Lindestede Art is either plagiarism or revolution, or: something is definitely going to happen here Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Ideas Sunset Cinema Laughing Gas Teach Me Something Ford Boxes Trinity (April 2, 2005) Skinner*s Box Life, once more, continues to be free and easy Nomads in Residence / No. 19 Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) City Oasis Lobby / Office Piece Insert Love and Happiness Absolut Stockholm Nomads & Residents Kiev, 18-3-2006
performativity
Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Letters to the Land Etwas Rotes To Gather on a Mountain Fly Me To The Moon The poem that jumps the fence A half mile of string Married By Powers (Seoul) What if the moon were just a jump away? Not all those who wander are lost Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) Sleep With Me point d'ironie Take Part Anatomy of a scene Speechless Turning a Blind Eye Between a rock and a hard place Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Clearing Procedure are you really sure that a floor can't also be a ceiling? Speculation Learning From Vancouver Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Close Encounters Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Ideas Laughing Gas Teach Me Something Skinner*s Box Life, once more, continues to be free and easy 52% happy City Oasis Love and Happiness The Bookshop Piece The Shower Piece Rest The Kitchen Piece Kiev, 18-3-2006
archive
Nomads & Residents Married By Powers (Seoul) Sleep With Me What is this world? Now What? Far too many stories to fit into so small a box Czigane – Not the whole story Mama, was ist eigentlich Natur? - Mom, what is nature really? Turning a Blind Eye Up Close in the course of events (May 18) Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said At the end of this long journey We swear we saw this WERE IT AS IF Eminent Domain Married by Powers (with Frac Nord-Pas de Calais) City Oasis Model City Insert Birds Must Be Eliminated Catching Some Air Proposition for Reclaiming a Space A half mile of string One to One I've Got Something in My Eye Fly Me To The Moon Loompanics Trinity (April 2, 2005) Past Imperfect Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) Love and Happiness These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Mosaic
public domain
Facts on the ground Take Part Letters to the Land The City & The City Turning a Blind Eye Etwas Rotes Teach Me Something School of Walking: Casablanca Eminent Domain Stick It On! The poem that jumps the fence School of Walking: Vienna Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, he said Parade or Dazibao? Jogo kali Up Close The School of Missing Studies What if the moon were just a jump away? Not all those who wander are lost Hurry Up Please, It's Time Between a rock and a hard place These socks not white (Deze sokken niet wit) Elements of composition [As above, so below] Accumulate, collect, show Too late, too little, (and how) to fail gracefully Speculation Unititled (Gold) Public Sculpture [sous les pavés, la plage] Public Arena 1440 minutes towards the development of a site The Smell of Success What colour would a chameleon take when placed on a mirror? Billboard Close Encounters A garden for Lindestede Art is either plagiarism or revolution, or: something is definitely going to happen here Istanbul, 59 Locations: A Format For Nightcomers Ideas Sunset Cinema The Disappearance Piece Laughing Gas Little Liars Fly Me To The Moon Loompanics Ford Boxes Trinity (April 2, 2005) Biosphere2 Past Imperfect Skinner*s Box Teasing Minds Life, once more, continues to be free and easy 52% happy KA Nomads in Residence / No. 19 Untitled (after Miklos Erdely) City Oasis Model City Love and Happiness Absolut Stockholm Good Nomads & Residents Proposition for Reclaiming a Space point d'ironie Learning From Vancouver Mosaic Kiev, 18-3-2006 To Gather on a Mountain