Caravan From Istanbul - Fields of Wonder

Performance by Sonja van Kerkhoff, Bos van Bosman park, Leiden
The Netherlands, 11 May 2012

The elephants in Bos van Bosman, Leiden during the Fields of Wonder performance, Vergezichten 1
The elephants along a path in Bos van Bosman, Leiden during the Fields of Wonder theatre "Vergezichten 1"

Sonja herds elephants in the Bos van Bosman park, Leiden.

Sonja herds elephants
in the Bos van Bosman
park, Leiden.
Photos: Sen McGlinn.

Sonja herds elephants in the Bos van Bosman park, Leiden.

Sonja herds elephants in the Bos van Bosman park, Leiden.

I took the elephants for a walk along a path during the Fields of Wonder theatre performance, "Vergezichten I" where visually, the boundary between performer and participant were merged by everyone being given a white uniform to wear.

Detail of an origami elephant from the herd.

Caravan From Istanbul, 2012, Hawera, Taranaki, Aotearoa | New Zealand,
with more or less the same herd.
Caravan From Istanbul, 2011, Cashel Mall, Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand,
with more or less the same herd.
Caravan From Istanbul, 2011, Hampden Hotel, Murchison, Aotearoa | New Zealand,
more or less the same herd.
Caravan From Istanbul, Dunedin, 2011, Dunedin, Aotearoa | New Zealand,
with more or less the same herd.
Caravan From Istanbul, Manila, 2011, Yuchengco Museum, The Philippines,
with more or less the same herd.
Caravan to Ibrahimpaşa, 2011, Cappadocia, Turkey,
with more or less the same herd.
Caravan to Istanbul, 2011, performance in Taksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey,
with more or less the same herd.
Greetings from Leiden, 2009,
another herd of elephants.

Performances by Sonja, 1993 onwards.

Caravan From Istanbul - Fields of Wonder

Performance by Sonja van Kerkhoff, Bos van Bosman park, LeidenThe Netherlands, 11 May 2012

Performance by Sonja van Kerkhoff, Bos van Bosman park, Leiden
The Netherlands, 11 May 2012