Thesis
This graduation thesis follows a line of observations with regard to the experience of art and discusses the importance of a state of wonder.
Verwondering verkennen (translation: Exploring wonder) was awarded the annual thesis prize of the Faculty of the Arts, Hogeschool Zuyd and has therefore been published. It is written in Dutch and can be downloaded here.
Reflection
“I wrote this essay during my graduation year, on the boundary between the academy and the start of a professional practice. I started the essay with no idea where it would go. I didn’t explore a specific objective, defend a standpoint or work towards a conclusion. I was able to use it as an exploration of my own, and other people’s, thoughts about the experience of art.”
Thesis prize 2016
Rita Hoofwijk presents a very carefully written and inspiring essay about the art experience: ‘Verwondering verkennen’. It is an excellent example of how, through the writing process, one can find an exciting and interesting topic. The reader is drawn into the train of thought, which touches on relevant references to art philosophers. The writing is striking for its fluidity and originality.
Jury: Jasper Coppes, Marcel van der Klink, Peter Missotten, Ruth Benschop | 30 Jan 2017
Mister Motley online publication 2020
From a white, empty rectangle to sentences, observation, the sublime and autonomy. In the thesis ‘Verwondering verkennen’, Rita Hoofwijk explores how everything is in constant motion. Words give meaning to what we see around us, but also to what we do not know and think we can approach through the words we do know.
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Mister Motley | 22 Dec 2020
In collaboration
Frank Mineur, Ruth Benschop, Felix Schellekens