05/10 ’24

5 Oct

Developing the Subjective Atlas of Groningen

🕐 Saturday 5 October 2024, 10am—5pm
📍 ARTisBOOK, Groningen (NL)
🔗 www.artisbook.nl
🙏🏻 Artisbook (Pieter Augustijn, Ruby de Vos)

From October 2024 to April 2026, a diverse group of Groningers will map what it means to be ‘at home’ in the province of Groningen, in collaboration with art space ARTisBOOK and designer Annelys de Vet. The goal of this program is to share and make visible the personal, but often invisible, experiences of various resident groups in Groningen in a Subjective Atlas. To develop the atlas, ARTisBOOK works with various partners including Academie Minerva, St. Willibrordus Primary School (Oude Pekela), Oudeschip Village Association, Kraaienest (Groningen), and Stichting De Vrolijkheid (Delfzijl AZC.

The project kicked off on October 3, 2024, with a lecture by De Vet at Academie Minerva, moderated by Sherlock Telgt, the exhibition Towards the Subjective Atlas of Groningen at ARTisBOOK where alternative flags and maps of the province were made, followed by a master workshop on October 5, 2024 involving ARTisBOOK, Annelys de Vet, and the partner organizations. In this session, the existing methodology of the Subjective Atlases were adapted to the specific context of Groningen and will be developed in seven following workshops, organized by the partner organizations where approximately 80 participants will participate in creative sessions, reflect on personal themes and develop visual contributions.

The Subjective Atlas of Groningen is made possible by the Provincie Groningen and the Fonds voor Cultuurparticipatie. To develop the atlas, ARTisBOOK works with various partners including Academie Minerva, St. Willibrordus Primary School (Oude Pekela), Oudeschip Village Association, Kraaienest (Groningen), and Stichting De Vrolijkheid (Delfzijl AZC).