To put “the cat on the table” is a Finnish expression that means broaching a somewhat difficult or awkward topic, something that might make one feel vulnerable or even excited (such as telling someone you are in love with them).
That’s what an artist’s table often looks like, a place of half-formed but thrilling ideas, of odds and ends, and mistakes that perhaps lead to new possibilities. For the final presentation together, AdMa 2020-21 participants brought artifacts related to their artistic research to literally put on the table as an invitation to guests and participants to engage in a lively and frank discussion on among other things the various “cats” that are at the heart of our practices.
The collective presentation included individual works from the AdMa 2020-21 participants, as well collaborative work made during a residency research week. All works were presented to the public on 8 October, 18:00-20:00 at Studio Start.
Amelie Jakubek, Chris Rotsaert & Elien Ronse, Hiroko Tsuchimoto, Jen Clarke, Kaisa Karvinen & Tommi Vasko, Martina Petrovic, Mona Hedayati, Nohad Elhajj, Rachel Bacon, Vicky De Visser.
4.10.21 – 10.10.21
Studio Start, Extra City, Antwerp
8.10.21
Studio Start, Antwerp
vicky de visser
VICKY DE VISSER is a multidisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. Her making practice is anchored in socio-political contexts, embraces ecological thinking and dives into object oriented ontology. She combines her visual and sonic research with a deep interest in the formation and decline of communitas during public presentations.
paroah
is the moniker vicky uses for everything sound.
When selecting tunes, she is known for heating up the dance floor with curveball after curveball, like a top level game of defensive, high rpm table tennis. That is, if the ball was your brain, and the expertly controlled, spin-imparting bats were unrelentingly fresh waves of acid, gabber, and other friendly yoga terrorism genres.
Aside from dance floor energising she explored more ambient realms with her experimental mixtape series ‘a letter to… a post-order’ radio show on Root Radio Istanbul.
She is co-founder of Non Bull Beats and the sub-label Free Shit of Spooky Shit, and is currently active as an experimental electronic music and post-club promotor for Ruisburo at De Ruimte, Amsterdam.
education
artistic research in socio-political contexts
Advanced Master
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2020-2021
mime
Preparatory year
Academy for Theatre and Dance Amsterdam
2020
visual arts
Master
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2015-2016
graphic design
Bachelor
St Lucas University College Antwerp
2012-2015
art history
Bachelor
KU Leuven University
2018-2012