Map the Silence

site-specific installation

and performance

August September 2011

at De Tribune

Located at het Vredeskerk

Amsterdam, the Netherlands

I stayed at a cathedral of the Vredeskerk for two weeks where I slept and worked in a self constructed house. From there I had an (almost) full view on the interior of the Vredeskerk which enabled me to thoroughly observe and map the church architecture, phenomena and customs. I frequently engaged in spontaneous contact with the church visitors. Eventually I documented my observations and experiences in the form of drawings, objects and sculptures in the exhibition ‘Map the Silence’. As a result of the stay, I built a passage of light by connecting both the eastern and western windows. During the stay at the Cathedral, I counted bricks of the church. I made a performance ‘Select a brick, wash it’ as the opening ceremony of the exhibition.