Pascale Leenders/Han Rameckers: ‘To Be Close’ #1
material: duratrans. 255x180cm, lighttubes. In the early twentieth century, tuberculosis (TBC) was a dangerous infectious disease many people died of. At that time, there were no medicines or treatments available for the disease, and to prevent it from spreading, patients were isolated. The disease often had a fatal outcome and was hardly treatable. The only possible way to treat patients was by making sure they rested enough, ate well and breathed in lots of clean air.Since then, a sanatorium house for TBC patients has been built in the garden of the monastery at Wittem. The simple wooden house was rotatable to allow patients to benefit from the sun, light and air as much as possible and to keep the wind off the entrance.This house and its history have inspired us to make the work ‘To Be Close' # 1.
'quantity of calcium in the body of han han rameckers'
15x15x3, part of the elements of the the body of han rameckers
'we would like to tell you why -click clack-'
25 pieces for the staff of Zuiderlicht, Maastricht. christmas 2013. two ostrich eggs, string and rubbing letters
'the gates of nuth'
My preference is to paint 'the gates of nuth'- the viaduct passageways Stationstraat and Nuinhofstraat / Spoorstraat downtown Nuth- the same way. This creates an 'aha experience', which I have seen before. The budget that is available for the painting and the roughness of the surface of the walls of the viaducts require a monumental approach, so not detailed and a simple way of applying the paint. Principles for making the design for the painting of the viaducts in nuth: making the gray tunnels public. The idea that graffiti is a nuisance and must always be removed. Normally graffiti is painted over with a paint roller. Often the paint color is not right, just a shade too light or too dark. In fact, there is a new graffiti, but then in an abstract form, geometric planes arise. A design/pattern of painted graffiti. Everything is painted with the roller, this creates a specific shape character.Should there be any damage, read graffiti, you can simply paint over it in the same style. The artwork then changes minimally and the total image becomes richer.
'the gates of nuth'
My preference is to paint 'the gates of nuth'- the viaduct passageways Stationstraat and Nuinhofstraat / Spoorstraat downtown Nuth- the same way. This creates an 'aha experience', which I have seen before. The budget that is available for the painting and the roughness of the surface of the walls of the viaducts require a monumental approach, so not detailed and a simple way of applying the paint. Principles for making the design for the painting of the viaducts in nuth: making the gray tunnels public. The idea that graffiti is a nuisance and must always be removed. Normally graffiti is painted over with a paint roller. Often the paint color is not right, just a shade too light or too dark. In fact, there is a new graffiti, but then in an abstract form, geometric planes arise. A design/pattern of painted graffiti. Everything is painted with the roller, this creates a specific shape character.Should there be any damage, read graffiti, you can simply paint over it in the same style. The artwork then changes minimally and the total image becomes richer.
'la petite monde'
'zomerexpositie/exposition d'été,' Eben-Emael, B. different sizes, different materials
demonstrations sign for street action.
'open art', Eschweiler, D. in collaboration with Rudy Beerens NL., Gottfried Wahlter D. en Joseph Schneider D.
'w.h.o. #9"
different materials, moving parts, teevee noisehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4thW_BAYEk
'blood sweat and tears' -the prostitution of science-
on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the University of Maastricht
'paint me'
three mobile work islands with pre-decorated paintings- 220x180x6- and various wall objects made from beer cans from previous openings
'wir wollen etwas neues'
Different sizes. Hommage Paysage, Forteresse de Mimoyeques (base V3), Landrethun-le-nord, F.
'summerproject Lokaal 01'
i.s.m. Hans Snoek, we blow up the invitation and put it outside the empty exhilitionspace of Lokaal 01, Breda, NL.
'Een en duizend museum'
In co. with Hans Snoek, Maastricht, NL. Mona Lisa ( la Gioconda). Het beroemde schilderij van Leonardo da Vinci, wellicht het beroemdste vrouwenportret ter wereld