Philosophical sketches

“Besef is Dutch for ‘realisation,’ or ‘awareness.’ Let’s say awareness, just for us.” – SMW.

Inventorying session + invited archivist (IA) meeting – 15.09.20. “My grandmother was an abstract expressionist painter, and she never exhibited her work in galleries, it was only for herself, and she only started painting when she was in her forties. This is the energy that I wanted to be part of.” – SMW.

“Lineage as influence: existing in a line of other artists. The content is more important.” – SMW.

Gift Science Archive meeting – 12.04.20. “We must make a conscious effort to be kind to women (whatever their sexuality), precisely because [we/they are] brought up to destroy each other and pick on them. Distrust of men as a political defence. Is it a feminist clash? There’s no feminism handbook. Women against women is an overused trick.” – AC.

“I can’t bring to throw it away. I just don’t know where it will end.” – SMW.

“You don’t have to work ahead of yourself, you can show what you are making.” – SMW.

“Some people say art school never ends.” – Anon.

Email to Joan Semmel – 15.04.20. “I have a somewhat troubled relationship to my past but what is affirmative to me are memories from those early days finding my way to where I am now at 46 years old.” – SMW.

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “You know you know it, you just don’t know how you know it.” – AC. “Or you don’t trust that you know it, cause we have been told not to trust those feelings.” – Anon. “When are we allowed to trust any feelings?” – AC.

“Claiming ownership, a right to be.” – AC. “Back then, nobody talked about intersectionality. I’m okay with queer, but it has to go with something else for me. Gay means happy too.” – SMW.