Category: Nina van Duijnhoven

In 2001, British artist Michael Landy addressed excess consumerism and waste, by destroying all his possessions in an art project called “Break Down”.  In the 3 years leading up to this event, every single one of his 7227 possessions was carefully classified and catalogued. The 2 week performance installation took place in a disused department… Continue reading Break Down

Peter Deckers has given us a range of performative exercises to help us get out of our habitual working patterns. One of these exercises is to talk, shout, whisper or make sounds to your object, and see what response this creates in you or your object. What is your object saying or asking for? OMG…… Continue reading The Conversation

Impermanence is a feature of everything that lives. All things, feelings and states pass away and are not permanent or graspable. Trying to hold onto material possessions, people, or experiences, knowing that life is moment to moment and constantly changing, can make us feel frustrated, angry or sad. I am interested in ideas around impermanence… Continue reading Change is the law of the universe.

I have been up and down. A lot of my mood has had to do with the uncertainty, being in limbo, not knowing where I am going, what I will be doing. For a while I was to be able to put it to rest, happily going with the flow and dealing with it as… Continue reading Day 36 in solo lockdown

  Dear Nina, We are very pleased to invite you to “Schmuck 2020” the special jewellery show during the 72nd International trade fair Munich. Chequita Nahar, dean of Academy of Fine Arts and Design Maastricht selected 63 artists from 29 countries out of 802 applications from 61 countries. Please find enclosed the list of the participants. We… Continue reading Schmuck 2020 and Corona

Exhausting and at times an emotional roller-coaster, but what an amazing experience the Masterclass with Iris Eichenberg was. I am so grateful and happy to be part of this project and wonderful bunch of Handshakers! Fellow artists becoming friends to learn from, share and grow with, and be inspired by. The many thought provoking discussions… Continue reading Intentional or by default?