In 2024 the A4 Residency Art Center invited us for a working period in Chengdu. When we arrived in Chengdu in July 2024, we had no preconceived ideas for what kind of sculptural figures we were going to make. We visited the city’s many markets and saw countless colourful fabrics and fantastic objects. During the 10 weeks of our residency we created four new works and performed 14 times on different locations throughout Chengdu.
In The Future 在未来
a performance by Guda Koster & Frans van Tartwijk, Chengdu, 2024
The future is a dream. For this work the artists borrowed the basic segments of The Infinite Column (1938) by Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957). The two segments they made are big enough for a performer to be on the inside, but only two arms are visible. The sculpture is covered with painter’s canvas and the performer invited people to write their ideas or dreams for the future on it. Afterwards, the work was covered with written statements, phantasies, ambitions or expectations. Of course, not every dream will come true, but the future is made of hope, not fear.
