Rabbit surprise
Just before the end of the year, artist Paul Combrink really came up with a surprise look at 28 December 2009 22.213 http://paulcombrink.wordpress.com
Paul had access to other rabbits and surprised me with a rabbit showing up at a very unexpected place.Thanks Paul! Love it and I hope and look forward to a wonderful 2010 rabbit year and lots of rabbit surprises!
A rabbit silence (in loving memory)
My dad
Jan Marinus van Dommelen
23 April 1916 – 8 December 2009
Although the opening of the art on the move/rabbit road movie in The Hague was a big success. And there are a lot activities coming up in 2010. Some meetings and rabbit exchanges didn’t happen because my father was seriously ill for a while. Last week in the age of 93 he died in his sleep at home.
It was a very special time. So I share one of the rabbits I made for my dad .The text is in Dutch but it is John 15 verse 12 from my wedding bible as it is given from generation to generation.
At the end of the month I will continue the rabbit project.
Right now I’ am printing a skate artwork with the help of people and children who work in my atlier and my own children. The work can be seen in Delft at the Beestenmarkt and will be up for sale for charity at the 4th of January in Delft.
Here the first photo’s from the rabbit presentation in the gallery HKK Denneweg 64 The Hague. (The rabbit presentation and 2 rabbits you can pick up to join the project are there till 28 December 2009).
The opening yesterday was great! A lot of new invitations and surprising activities for the rabbits coming up!
Speeding up the rabbit production and a new photo from students Lune and Michèle .
This week I can announce the first presentation of the project! I can use the showcase from the gallery Haagse Kunst Kring in The Hague the Netherlands for a first impression of the project and also some of the original art works.
Who happens to be in the Netherlands at the 21 of November between 16.00 and 17.00 at the gallery from the Haagse Kunst Kring Denneweg 64 The Hague we open the presentation. And will inform you about the project with some warm carrot soup.
At the gallery are 2 take away rabbits available till the 28th of December.You are very welcome to take one out for a day, so you can and join the project.
If you are fast I will put your photos, in the showcase from the gallery as long as there is room. And of course also on my blog or, inform people were we can see them if you want to show them on your own blog or other places.
In The gallery in The Hague are photos from Henk Kuipers (Delft Netherlands), Hope Davis (New York USA),Merryn Kritzinger (Montreal Canada), Lune Kuipers and Michèle van Vliet second year’s students at the Willem de Kooning academy in Rotterdam Netherlands. And some of my pictures and original rabbits.
A new photo came in this week from Lune (studies lifestyle and design) and, Michèle (photography). More about them on:
www.michelevanvliet.com and www.lunekuipers.blogspot.com
The people who join me in the showcase are the very first people who participated together with friends, colleagues and family. Some people like Lune and Henk Kuipers are my family.
Merryn, Hope and the people in their pictures I met for the first time this summer at the artist in residence program in Delft and they were the very first to respond to the idea. It is a great experience so far and I am happy we are able to inform more and more people.
In November Margo Bruininkx starts a chain reaction in Hengelo (the Netherlands). The 28th of November I give her the rabbit.
But………………..and that is why I’ am speeding up my rabbit production this week. The next step in the process is , 5 new rabbits and try to start rabbit chain reactions on each continent.
Europe and North America already have a rabbit for a chain reaction so I’ am looking for people in Asia, Oceania/Australia, South America, Africa and………………Antarctica. I forgot that was the 7th continent. Wauw, Antarctica doesn’t sound easy to reach but you never know.
To keep the expenses for sending the rabbits around low, I will make a list on the blog every now and then of places were I have connections traveling too so we can exchange the rabbit.
The first rabbit on tour,
The first rabbit photos from the very first chain reaction try are a fact.
Merryn Kritzinger took a rabbit to Canada Montreal and asked her sister
to carry it.
As you can imagine I was over the moon to see my rabbit having a good time in Montreal.
Do you want to know more about this rabbit thing? Scroll down to the very first blog.
Or ask me to send an information letter about this project.
3 and 4 October my atelier at Oosteinde 149 Delft Netherlands is open for visitors from 12.00 till 18.00. In the front window there will be a permanent exhibition of incoming pictures and information.
Sea Rabbit
Photographer Iris Rethy sent me a wonderful email after I informed her about my project.
She had put a list together with activities she could do with the rabbit. And asked kindly what the rabbit would prefer. Cycle, or watch a movie, or swim. Well swim of course!
I had no clue if I could protect the artwork enough, but the idea was great.
On a wonderful day in August we drove to the sea.We both had expected the beach to be filled with people. But when I parked the car it started to rain. Not very hard and it was also still warm. But we could see lots of people pack and go home.
Dancing rabbits
It was a lovely Sunday morning in July 2009 in the Poptahof Delft. When I had my first rabbits out on the open air.
Unfortunate the wind was blowing a little loud through Henning’s Goetzkes wonderful music. So the video sound is a little imperfect. I hope we will find a way to fix it, cause it was great.
Canadian dancers Jasmine Ellis and Merryn Krizinger performed 4 times with the bunnies.
It was a pity that a young boy was stopped by his older brother when he wanted to run into the scene.
Not visible are dance photographer Hope Davis from New York and theater manger Henk Kuipers from Delft Netherlands they took pictures.
The wonderful music is from Henning Goetzke from Germany
www. flickr.com/photos/hope_davis and
www.flickr.com/photos/henk-kuipers
music Henning Goetzke http://www.myspace.com/duddlesdudelt
Merryn Kritzinger has a blog www.dydances.blogspot.com
sorry I tryed to make the links , but it didn't work so cut and paste
rabbits telling stories
The original art-work
In 2004 I started the artwork Rabbits telling stories. A silkscreen concept about my memories and family history printed on rabbit forms.
Pictures and copies of all kind of things form the base of the silkscreen prints.
After rabbits on the wall, I created some portable works. I mean art on the wall is nice but I like to play with my art and see what happens .......................
More about my work www.ateliervandommelen.nl
