‘Forwards Backwards’, pavilion and circle paths, 2010
Landart sculpture with pavilion at the location of biological pig farm The Jofrahoeve, Esch (The Netherlands). Pavilion with still life made out of materials found on farms, stacked on the rooftop; two straight paths and two circle paths. 5,5 m. (width) x 40 m. (length) x 4,5 m. (height). Materials: Iron white painted steel construction, wood, found materials. Lights.
Trumpet performance for closure event; two trumpeters and the artist, microphone, amplifier and loudspeakers, Sept. 2010
Photographs by Marcel de Buck
Thanks to:
Family van Wagenberg (realisation and hosting the project at their farm), Kris Kimpe, Samyra Moumouh and Janis Aarnoutse (for technical advice and realisation), Jolanda Raaijmakers, Martens Best, Rendac B.V. Son, Raaijmakers Best and Ton Trans B.V. (cooperation perfomance, truck drivers and trucks), Claire Banziger, Suus van Hoorn, Marielle van Deursen, Michel Somers and Freek Bergervoet (camera assistance truck performance), Jasper van Aarle (photographs truck perfomance), Janis Aarnoutse (guitar concert, opening pavilion), Serge Onnen and Jan Willem Moulijn (trumpeters closure event), Roland Spekle (organisation closure event), Wim Verschuren and ZIN cloister Vught (ZIN artist studio residency), Margriet Kempers and Helmer Wieringa (organisation Eurolandart), BKKC Tilburg (financial support and organisation)
‘Forwards Backwards’, Temporary land art piece July - Oct. 2010
In 2007 Wineke Gartz was invited by the organisation of ‘Euro Landart‘ to develop an art project in ‘The Groene Woud’ for 2010 in collaboration with farmers. The ‘Groene Woud’ is a nature and agricultural area in the South of The Netherlands. Gartz researched on landart, the farm life, the rural versus the city life, environmental issues, tourism and many other aspects which are related to the region. The outcome of her total concept‘Forwards Backwards’, included a happening with trucks, a video, a book, and a pavilion with circle paths.
In June the summer manifestation 2010 opened with Gartz' performance ‘Forwards Backwards’ at Landgoed de Velder. She directed eight trucks to drive slowly backwards through the landscape.
In July the landart piece ‘Forwards Backwards’ opened to the public at the biological pig farm The Jofra Hoeve in Esch: Here Gartz build a temporary steel pavilion with two circle paths and two straight pathways, in which visitors were invited to walk both forwards and backwards.
With the meditation paths and the temple-like pavilion, she created a place for the visitors to contemplate about changes in life, - to ‘say goodbye’ to the old, and to reflect about new stages in life, and the complexity of the idea of progress.
On the roof top of the pavilion Gartz made a still life. Various materials were collected from farms who were about to quit their business. The materials were stacked on the roof high above the ground. They became unattainable for the time being. In stead they became part of the temporary monument.
At the end of September, a closure event was organized by Gartz at the temple and the meditation path. She showed a performance for two trumpeters combined with amplified life sounds of the pigs at the farm. The happening was organized in collaboration with Roland Spekle, who presented a new sound piece made by Francisco Lopéz for the Groene Woud.
‘FORWARDS BACKWARDS’ IN THE FUTURE:
‘Forwards Backwards’ is an ongoing project. At this moment the steel pavilion monument is temporary stored. In the future the monument is put at a permanent locatation, where visitors can access the meditation track during all seasons.
Gartz visions the monument functioning as an outdoor venue for future music concerts, theater plays and opera’s, possibly with themes related to ‘forwards backwards’ questions.
The presentation of the video installation and the book is sheduled for 2013.