Artist in Residence of Vesta Kroese

I met Vesta during her MA studies at Royal College of Art´s Sculpture Department. After many hours spent on discussing the potential of contemporary art, and its potential impact on society, I knew that I would be happy to explore what a collaboration with her would look like, would it manifest in an art piece. Vesta indeed had been the first artist in the residency programme under my direction at Kranich Museum and it was through her time spent on site as well, when my vision of the residency programme crystallised.

Building up a relationship with the road and questioning the role of art within this setting, has been in the focus of Kroese´s residency. The road has a special status: while creating a division within an entity (the mansion house and its park) it also establishes a connection with the everyday life of the village of Hessenburg. Kroese compared this duality to the struggles of our inner selves, which manifested in writing, walking and a series of handmade prints. Recalling constellations based on the road’s brick contours, the prints are made with the same need as going for a walk: a desire to restart our minds.