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Myvillages
Myvillages is an international Artist collective, collective, founded in 2003 by artists Kathrin Böhm (UK/DE), :nl:Wapke Feenstra, Wapke Feenstra (NL) and :de:Antje Schiffers, Antje Schiffers (DE). Myvillages focuses on the Rural area, rural as a place for Culture, cultural production and investigates the relationship between the countryside and the city, challenging and criticising the urban as the dominant cultural sphere. Myvillages addresses the rural, but does not define it. They pay attention to its peculiarities, and what remains as rural, be it a practice, a mindset or a place. The ‘rural’ can manifest itself in the countryside and the city; the movement of rural knowledge and identities is connected to Human migration, migration and the urbanization, urbanisation of societies. Myvillages, in this way, also addresses the major ecological and economical problems of today, where a lot can be learned from the countryside. The three founders of Myvillages all come from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathrin Böhm
Kathrin Böhm (born 1969) is an artist who is operating in and outside of the art world. Her work is defined by collaborations and the co-production of culture and change within everyday situations, such as businesses, villages or urban neighbourhoods. Böhm’s understanding of culture is rooted within the concept of 'Cultural Democracy', and she practices art as a particular form of cultural production, which is important but not special. Since the mid-nineties, Böhm has expanded the terms of socially engaged practice, in which she co-produces complex organisational, spatial, visual and economic forms. Böhm works internationally, including teaching and publishing, and contributes as a researcher to the wider topics of 'New Economy', 'Usership of Art' and the 'Production of Public Space'. Her exhibition 'Compost' at The Showroom in London in 2021 marked a significant shift. Böhm stopped starting new projects and instead composted her work to date, to make fertiliser for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
