Sen + Sonja Latest work Sonja's c.v. Arranged by Medium A tour via thumbnail images
Left to Right: "Tulips from Istanbul" (cast resin objects hung underneath the rich foliage of the tree closest to the Chateau,
"Neighbours" (Buren), in the forest to the left of the circle of seats.
"Community" (Gemeenschap) 9 seats in a circle made out of "Christus doorn" (in Dutch, 'Christ's Thorn' - a red wood)
"Humble circle" (Deemoedige cirkel) turf, + "Wild thing" (Wild), black rope, at the foot of and to the fore of the large tree
"An inland soul" (Een inlandse ziel), hung from the largest branch of the largest tree
"Chapel of the soul" (Kapel van de ziel), enclosure of branches with a mirror in the centre.
"Third Nature" enclosure of branches with a triangular base.
Performances:
"Caravan from Istanbul - Chateau Bethlehem"
"Rock the Boat"
"Community"
Detail: "Tulips from Istanbul"
nine suspended tulip cast resin forms.
This 1997 artwork consists of up to 50 tulip forms along with a text that is displayed below them.
For this location we chose to hang just nine, to match the number of seats in the circle beyond.
The text placed on a piece of paper on the ground below was:
“Het is geen verzonnen verhaal, maar een bevestiging van iets dat eerder al bestond …..”
“It is not a tale invented but a conformation of what went on before it …..”
“Es ist keine erfundene Geschichte, sondern eine Bestätigung dessen, was vorher schon war….”
Yusuf 111, Qur’án
More photos of
Tulips from Istanbul in other locations
"Under the Trees" (Onder de bomen)
Left to Right: "Chapel of the Soul" (Kapel van de ziel),
"Tulips from Istanbul" (Tulpen uit Istanbul) hidden by the leaves behind the 'Chapel',
"Third Nature" foreground,
"Wild thing" (Wild) "Humble circle" (Deemoedige cirkel) behind the large tree,
"An inland soul at sea" (Een inlandse ziel aan zee) hung from the largest branch of the largest tree
"Community" (Gemeenschap).