Ana Tomimori & Carlos Guzmán

BEHIND A CUP

07.12.2024 - 11.01.2025

Opening

7th of December from 17:00 to 21:00

guided tour with the artists at 18:30

Ana Tomimori and Carlos Felipe Guzmán spent seven years restoring a coffee farm in Cachipay, a small town in the mist forest of the Colombian Andes.

The Netherlands was once the center of the world coffee trade. The first arabica coffee plant to reach Europe was brought in 1616 by the Dutch VOC to the Amsterdam botanical garden. The Coffee market has the same age as capitalism and the world as we know it today. In Colombia it is related to sudden spurts of economic prosperity followed by decay in a history of rural social conflicts. The country drinks a small percentage of its harvests but has been a leader in the production of Arabica varieties for more than a century.

Through different media such as photography, video, silkscreens and a candle installation, the viewer will follow a non-linear narrative about issues related to the Colombian countryside. Coffee generates memories, the exhibition seeks to unveil them by showing a hidden history of this popular beverage.

Workshop: Coffee Tastes Like Coffee

• Sunday 8th December 
• Saturday 21st December
• Free entrance

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This project is realised with kind support of the City of Maastricht and Mondriaan Funds.

This mess we’re in

30.11.2024

Tine Deboelpaep x Sad Artist Department

Participative performance

Taking place on November 30th from 13:30 to 16:30 at B32, This mess we’re in is a participative performance that stems from Tine Deboelpaep’s ongoing project Sad Artists Department (SAD) that gathers a fictional support group for artists and art workers. Each iteration of SAD invites participants to work around a speculative problem, following the score and using props designed by the artist. Navigating between fiction and reality, SAD is not about ‘just pretending’. It forms a prefigurative space where we collectively practice/rehearse care taking and generosity, while addressing the challenges and emotions that arise during collaborative processes. 

Score:

It is January 2nd, 2025 2 pm. The core members of Sad Artist Department gather in their space to discuss this year’s strategies, yet still recovering from the New Year’s Eve party hosted two days ago and the abundance of food devoured at last night’s family dinner. Energy is low. The pervasive smell of old beer and cigarettes lingers in the air—someone didn’t follow through on their promise to clean up the space.

However, the party was a hit, its remainders didn’t create the ideal setting to discuss SAD’s programme focus and the different ways the members want to use the art space in the future. Btw, did someone already deposit the rent for this month? How much is left from the project funding? Can we get through the year?

Suddenly, a relic from the space’s past emerges, offering an opportunity to shift the conversation to another dimension.

WHEN & WHERE: Join us at B32 (Mariabastion 50, Maastricht, NL) on Saturday the 30th of November. The introduction to the methodology and the performance take place from 13.30 to 16.30.

PRACTICAL: Using props, score-based improvisation and autofiction as dramaturgical guidelines, we playfully delve into the emotional engagement, labour and shared responsibility that arises while working together. The performance draws inspiration from real individuals & situations but have been fictionalized with a lot of absurdity for dramatic purposes. While some of them may feel familiar, any similarities to real life are coincidental. 

Participation is free, but spots (10) are limited. Please fill in this subscription form to reserve your spot: https://forms.gle/LtAPpbQAVTv4sdNF6

This event is held in English.

ACCESSIBILITY: B32 Art Space is located in the basement of the former community centre and, unfortunately, is not easily accessible to wheelchair users due to the building's layout. We deeply regret this limitation. If you would like assistance in attending the space, please reach out to us, we are here to help. 

Sad Artist Department strives to make their events and space as accessible as possible to all participants. However, we recognize that there are still limitations, and we encourage anyone with specific accessibility needs or questions to reach out in advance, and we will do our best to provide support and make your visit as comfortable as possible. We have a sensory and trigger map available at request. For any questions or specific needs, please contact us at sadartistdepartment(a)gmail.com

The performance is realized with the support of the Flemish Community and Mondriaan Fonds. 

Conflict resolution

Doorlopend / continuously

NL
Conflict resolution is een jaar durende publieke interventie die zich enerzijds richt op de wijk "de Ravelijn" als historische locatie (een ravelijn is een driehoekig verdedigingsgebied, als deel van grotere vestingwerken), en anderzijds op de recentere geschiedenis van de woonschool, toen nog gelegen aan de rand van de stad.

Getekend met stoepkrijt op het nabij gelegen speelplein lopen militaire kaarten en stroomschema's in elkaar over, en raken contrasterende begrippen met elkaar verstrengeld.

Foto: Conflict resolution #1, 27 januari 2024.

EN
Conflict resolution is a year-long public intervention that focuses on the one hand on the "Ravelijn" district as a historical location (a ravelin is a triangular defense area, as part of larger fortifications), and on the other hand on the more recent history of the rehabilitation neighbourhood (a post-war Dutch system of model homes meant to rehabilitate people who were considered anti-social) then still located on the edge of the city.

Drawn with sidewalk chalk on the nearby playground, military maps and flowcharts merge, and contrasting concepts become intertwined.

Photo: Conflict resolution #1, January 27, 2024.