REMEMBERING, MOVING AHEAD

The aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal in 2015, which is etched into the collective memory of everyone who was in the country, was the prime motive to consider this art project involving students from KU Art and Design, Lalitpur, Nepal, and The Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

The place where the Nepalese students were during that very moment, was the project’s starting point. ‘53 seconds 5 years later’ shows the result of a collaboration in pairs between 20 art students.

Redefining many-layered emotions and consequences in this collaborative art project, it became an adventurous and complex path with many approaches; working in pairs, they reminisced, empathized, discussed, and collaborated to respond to an experience that was deeply seated in personal and social conscience.

After 5 weeks of working together, we had a fantastic show over three floors in the Patan Museum in Lalitpur.

The plan was to bring this exhibition back to the Netherlands together with two Nepalese students. This exhibition was planned to be opened on the 25th of April, on the same date of the earthquake 5 years earlier. But due to the Corona crisis, it was unfortunately impossible to do it this way. Now, 9 months after our return from Nepal, we are happy to present a small exhibition in the Rietveld Pavilion, Amsterdam.

Enjoy the stories of these excellent student-couples!

Date: 25, 26, 27 November 2020 10.00 - 18.00 hrs, Saturday 28 November 9:30 - 14:00 hrs
Time: 10.00 - 18.00 hrs

Date: 28 November
Time: 9:30 - 14:00 hrs

Location: Rietveld Pavilion and 'The Tent'

There are no time slots. We will present the exhibition also connected with ‘The Tent’, in a way that you can see the exhibition also from outside.
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The pavilion is activated, we will resist by letting things happen. We will find ways to surf the limitations and be together even if we cannot be close. This project is part of the cycle of exhibitions and projects mediated by Theoffice. A physical Publication about this event can be consulted in Theoffice library.*