Audio installation
Travelogue: CHAR M.K is a description of the journey that Jean Tinguely’s artwork CHAR M.K made to become part of the exhibition ‘Inner Travels’ from EUROPALIA in Bozar. It can be heard in the museum and describes the journey from the depot of the Van Abbe Museum (Eindhoven) to the construction of the artwork in Bozar (Brussels).
Context
“On October 19, 2016, I read a manifesto by kinetic artist Jean Tinguely at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. It became an inspiration for many projects. For EUROPALIA, I reconnected with Tinguely’s work, this time by taking care of one of his moving machines. I was visiting CHAR M.K in the depot outside the museum, trying to get to know the artwork when a museum staff member unexpectedly requested me to officially become the courier for the artwork, as the museum was understaffed due to COVID-19. This journey became the foundation for the work presented at Bozar.”
In collaboration
Toos Nijssen, Ehud Neuhaus, Yvonne van Versendaal, Charlie Cattrall, Marie-Ève Tesch, Liz Morrison, EUROPALIA Trains & Tracks, SoAP Maastricht, Van Abbemuseum, Full of tape, Van Kralingen
Presented
2022 01 Mrt – 15 May EUROPALIA Trains & Tracks Rinus van de Velde: Inner Travels, Bozar, Brussel (BE)