DichtLicht op het verleden / Prologue Myron Hamming
DECEMBER 17, 2021 TILL MARCH 18, 2022
DichtLicht op het verleden shares personal stories of Groningers about the impact of the slavery past in their (family) lives.
In the Tschumi Pavilion, meaningful words from poems by city poet Myron Hamming are displayed daily from sunset in the light artwork by Lambert Kamps. Four people from Groningen tell Myron Hamming about the influence of colonial history on their (family) lives. Inspired by their stories, he writes four poems. The poems alternate every two to three weeks.
The series starts with a prologue based on Myron Hamming's own story.
Myron Hamming (1994)
LISTEN TO MYRON HAMMING'S POEM HERE (in Dutch)
DichtLicht
DichtLicht by Lambert Kamps (1974) is an installation that “writes” words with lighting tubes. The lamps slowly slide in and out of closed tubes. Words from Myron Hamming's poems are depicted in this way. Lambert Kamps is an artist and designer in Groningen. He studied fashion and design before entering the art academy in Groningen in 1994. He presents his work in galleries, at trade fairs and during local events. The work is located at the interface of art, architecture and design.
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH MONUMENT SLAVERY HISTORY
DichtLicht op het verleden is the first public expression of a preliminary investigation into how visual art can make the shared history of our slavery past visible in public space. The research focuses specifically on a monument yet to be erected to commemorate Groningen's Trans-Atlantic and Asian slavery past, in a meaningful place in public space. Kunstpunt is carrying out this research on behalf of the Municipality of Groningen and in collaboration with organizations and individuals involved. Kunstpunt and Lambert Kamps have developed the art project DichtLicht on the past to contribute to the collective awareness of this subject.
With this new exhibition, Kunstpunt takes over from the Tschumipaviljoen foundation and curator Marinus de Vries, who have managed the pavilion since 1995.
DichtLicht op het verleden is in line with the cultural manifestation Bitterzoet Erfgoed. From February 18 to September 12, 2022, museums, heritage institutions, cultural and educational organizations from the city and province of Groningen will pay attention to the slavery past in Groningen and its impact on the present.