It goes to the basics of what it is to be human, beyond culture and language, beyond age and gender.’ It’s really a sensorial, emotional body experience that is universal. We invite people to, for instance, walk inside an installation, interact with it, see the colours. It doesn’t need to have an explanation or long tracts with text. Our hope is to convey thoughts not in a rational analogous way, but more in an emotional way. ‘Our art is really about people feeling something. They aim to create low barrier ways to stimulate thought and discussion on what are sometimes difficult topics. Through their art studio Aether & Hemera, Gloria and Claudio use light and digital media to create public art that is beautiful to look at, is interactive, and thought-provoking. These stories will be part of the installation. ‘’We’ve started a project with refugees and Samen Hier participants where they learn to tell their stories together with the storytelling collective Rose Stories,’’ says Marjolijn Lampe, senior communications advisor for Justice & Peace. Samen Hier is constantly looking for new ways to spread their vision and to make an impact. In this way, newcomers are welcomed into society on equal footing. Apart from an informal network, the groups support newcomers in practical matters such as learning Dutch and finding a job. Groups of Dutch inhabitants support a newcomer(family) in building a new life. This “community sponsorship” movement engages Dutch inhabitants in welcoming newcomers such as resettled refugees and (young) status holders. Through their Samen Hier (Here Together) initiative, Justice and Peace aims to realise a more humane migration policy in the Netherlands. What is a safe haven? What does it mean to us in the Netherlands? What does it look like to a refugee who has left everything behind? The light installation that will adorn the Hofvijver in the city’s centre aims to stimulate conscious reflection on these questions, to broaden our perspectives and question our points of view. Together they explore the concept of safe haven through both art and the spoken word. – Deeyah Khan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Freedom and Creativity.ĭuring the 2022 edition of The Hague Highlights Festival, Justice & Peace has partnered with Aether & Hemera, the multi-disciplinary art and design studio of artists Gloria Ronchi and Claudio Benghi. It injects a vital contribution to any flourishing democracy.” The Growing Forest represents a narrative visualization of all discussions’ history.“ ’Art has the extraordinary capacity to express resistance and rebellion, protest and hope. Not only will the Growing Forest be developed by dialogues, but by displaying a representation of conversations to the audience, will provide new items to discuss, resulting in a convoluted self-generating loop. Each conversation is represented by a shrub, growing in real-time while individuals chat with one another these will change in a shape, size and hue depending on the duration and volume of the conversation as perceived by different sensors and microphone.īy the end of the exhibition the whole series of conversations will have generated an intricate and colourful forest still evolving as new spectators and guests interact in front of it. 22-31 October - The Shed, 348-354 High Street, Gateshead Īether & Hemera's projection visualizes and reflects the growing state of the social relations and conversations in the Shed space.
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