Last Saturday in Leeuwarden the bromming of occasional bromfietsen punctuated the densely layered but relatively quiet urban soundscape in the Wilhelminaplein area. I went to Leeuwarden to listen, to wander urban space for a few hours with sustained attention to sound. I went to listen to whatever sounds appeared, motorized or otherwise. Continue reading “Listening in Leeuwarden, or, How Meaning Makes Silence”
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Een onbezorgde kunstblik
Door Carmen van Bruggen
Het gebeurt je misschien weleens midden in het bos, op een weide of in de bergen. Je ziet ineengestrengelde mossen, weelderige klaprozen of een puntige rotsformatie en denkt: dit is beter dan kunst. Je probeert het te vangen met je lens, maar altijd ontsnapt er van alles aan de foto: de zachte streling van door de zon gewarmd mos, de subtiele kleuren in het tegenlicht of de grootse ruimte om je heen. Het mooie verdwijnt. Continue reading “Een onbezorgde kunstblik”
Schrijver, trek je terug uit de publieke ruimte!
Door Krina Huisman
De mens van tegenwoordig verdraagt geen fictie. Ze wil weten of iets waargebeurd is of niet. Dit is begrijpelijk in een tijd van nepnieuws, maar ook uiteindelijk onwenselijk. Continue reading “Schrijver, trek je terug uit de publieke ruimte!”
The Night Watch At Night? Or How to Fool School Teachers
I have tried to be positive about the new coalition agreement which was published this week. By God I’ve tried. The new coalition of two Christian-Democratic parties, the Liberals and the Social Liberals has been characterized as ‘the political middle’. These parties all operate from the centre of the political spectrum, though admittedly, three of them tend to veer towards the right. They claim to come to the rescue of the ‘middle classes’ (families with a middle income) who will profit from tax measures and the economic upturn. And who are more middle class than our school teachers? Their demands for higher salaries will be met, although not to the extent they want and they have demanded autonomy, so less guidelines for what and how to teach and less administrative duties. Continue reading “The Night Watch At Night? Or How to Fool School Teachers”
Showing the secret
By Mirjam Deckers
There they lie, all opened, right in front of me. Their leaves look splendid in the light, which they are probably seeing for the first time in many years. It is as if they are greeting me and my fellow curators, inviting us to come closer, to listen to their story. Continue reading “Showing the secret”