Anna Luyten introduces the Belgian nomadic contemporary art project Publiek Park, which explores public city parks and gardens as its exhibition grounds. The project invites both international and local artists to create artworks that draw inspiration from the surroundings in a site-sensitive manner.
Walking is employed as a curatorial methodology to discover the parks with artists, researchers, partners, neighbours and other stakeholders. Publiek Park aims to uncover the social and historical layers of public green spaces through a vibrant public programme that brings together visual art, music, film, and performance. Each edition is complemented by a Walking Guide, including artist’s contributions, historical overview, and essays by contemporary thinkers. This comprehensive publication accompanies the visitors in their journey, providing diverse perspectives on the project and its unique natural and urban settings.
Publiek Park is initiated and curated by Jef Declercq, Anna Laganovska, Koi Persyn & Adriënne van der Werf, and this evening’s presentation will be made by Jef, Koi and Adrienne.
NOTE: Some presentations will be made in Dutch, and where possible we will provide English translation.
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The co-funded EU Walking Arts and Local Communities (WALC) project offers an opportunity for public scrutiny of the project, by running bi-monthly free “Confluence events”, in which project partners come together to present how the aspect of the project for which they are responsible is progressing.
This hour-long online event is hosted by Anna Luyten from De School van Gaasbeek, will start with a discussion between the WALC partners and include a progress report presented by Geert Vermeire and Yannis Ziogas , followed by a presentation of Publiek Park.
