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Oemoemenoe #1: If You Do It Well, I Will Do It Better

Zahar Bondar

Workshop Series

14 November 2023 – 30 May 2024
Pennywafelhuis

Curator: Adriënne van der Werf

Photo: Anda van Riet | Oemoemenoe #1: If You Do It Well, I Will Do It Better  | Zahar Bondar

From November 2023 to April 2024, Bondar created several tiles during workshops with visitors of the Pennywafelhuis. The tiles created during the project were placed in the kitchen of the Pennywafelhuis, where they formed a permanent art installation. This commission is part of the project Oemoemenoe, Vleeshal's local nomadic program.

For this co-creation project called Oemoemenoe #1: If You Do It Well, I Will Do It Better, Bondar was inspired by a monumental tiled wall he saw in Andalusia. On this wall, each row of tiles uses the same motif but is made in a different style and by different people. The wall beautifully materializes the diversity of backgrounds that a culture contains.

Just like the wall, the Pennywafelhuis brings together a melting pot of cultures. The Pennywafelhuis is an inclusive social-artistic project in an apartment in the Dauwendaele neighborhood, where individuals with various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds reside. Various activities take place there, for instance in different studios, the garden, and the market hall where second-hand items are available. The project If You Do It Well, I Will Do It Better centers around the kitchen as a space of care.

On May 30, the festive opening of the art installation took place at the Pennywafelhuis. There is also a card set available that consists of 7 cards with the artwork If You Do It Well, I Can Do It Better. The set is available at the Pennywafelhuis and the Vleeshal for two euros per set. You can also order by e-mail (pennywafelhuis@gmail.com).

Series

Oemoemenoe started in 2023 as part of the Local Nomadic Program. For Oemoemenoe, contemporary artists are invited to develop a project in collaboration with local associations and businesses in Zeeland - sports clubs, swimming pools, hotels, and restaurants. We bring visitors into contact with contemporary art in various special places in Zeeland and invite artists who give us possible directions on which way to go. They question, each in their own way, the accepted norm through their artistic practice.

Vleeshal is an internationally oriented center for contemporary art, rooted in Zeeland. In Zeeland Focus, Vleeshal highlights regional artists, takes part in and celebrates local contemporary art and culture.

This project is made possible by the Mondiaan Fund.