The artist treasure hunt...

Choices and decisions, paths and pitstops are all, seemingly invisible, parts of the journey of an artist. This journey as an artist can't be easily split from daily life as a lot of it, most of it, all of it, flows over and into each other. They consciously and subconsciously effect each other. Some paths taken are circumstantial some are deliberate, intentional, designed or planed. Some are value driven, others to push against the status quo, others are taken to fit in or reach a particular trajectory.

Monetary value also feeds into how this game is played. It dangles in front of you, a gleaming box with the promise illusion that you might obtain it. The choice made in the game seem to be evasive towards the pot of luck. However some play for the pot and others, choose for the fun of the game alone. Other's are so fixated on finding rules and structure that they forget it's a game. Others are settled and don't bother with the money but casually make choices without a concern about the outcome or results.

But what begs the question is... Where did the money come from? Is it from a fund? Is it from the government? Is it privately funded? Or is it from the artists themselves as an investment into a social interaction? A leap of faith! An inquisitiveness of what would peek the players interest and the choices they would make when faced with these invisible layers of life and art.

Exhibition for the Belofte at Kunstliefde gallery in Utrecht Netherlands.

Artwork made in collaboration with artist Angelina Kumar and Joyce Overheul.

ARTIST’S TREASURE HUNT
2020