To Move Slowly, Especially As a Result of Outside Forces

To Move Slowly, Especially As a Result of Outside Forces, puntWG Amsterdam, 2023

Exhibition with works of Sara Bjarland, Pausenclown, Roosmarijn Schoonewelle (initiator and curator) and Nienke Sybrandy

Works on paper by Roosmarijn Schoonewelle, floor pieces by Sara Bjarland, wall tapestry by Nienke Sybrandy, scupltural textile work by Pausenclown

The exhibition To Move Slowly, Especially As a Result of Outside Forces, brings together five makers in an intuitive way. They focus on reuse and giving new meaning to overlooked or discarded materials. They take the time to attach themselves to these materials by carefully transforming them, making them visible, and giving them attention. They feel the need to deal more consciously with things that are already there, an approach to art and design that is becoming increasingly urgent in a world faced with environmental problems and overconsumption. They move slowly, looking softly at seemingly insignificant things, breathing new life into them, or suggest alternative meanings.