it took me a while to change my name
I am happy to share some impressions of the performance at Pijnackerplein, Rotterdam, Saturday October 7th 2023. Performing in public space, sharing a moment of choreography with daily events of the neighbourhood I live in, the pedestrians who pass by, the children who play at the square, the local people sitting on the benches and enjoying their day or evening. It was a such a special moment. Thank you to all who passed by and shared this moment with me. A special thanks to my friends, mum and the two best collaborators I could ever wish for and guided me during this journey: Sara-Aimee Verity and Geo Wyex.

Performance, as part of On Speculative Narration, Collagraph Printmaking and Performance, has been kindly supported by CBK Rotterdam.

it took me a while to change my name. a new variety of sounds to affirm my presence ~ a landscape~ to allow myself a space to explore, to wonder and to feel. what it means to break through the power the dutch language holds over me and enter an imaginary space of not knowing. ik heb mijn naam gewijzigd om mijn moeder te eren. mijn moeder die ik niet ken. mijn moeder wiens naam en stem gehoord moet worden. i made this hand to see if it can hold me. while i am loosing or loosening my name, my skin and sometimes even my sight.