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The light at the zebra crossing in the Broersvest, Schiedam 
turns green. Six men and women walk across the street, but 
suddenly they begin to dance. They stand still, turn around and 
make a jump. The people in traffic look surprised.

This "Green Light" performance, by choreographer Mateja Bucar 
from Slovenia is one of the components during the festival 
Invisible City, which took place last weekend in Schiedam. This 
festival combines visual arts and dance. "We want to create a 
kind of city in motion," said Ans Kanen, who created this project 
together with Liat Magnezy and FionaWeir.

They invited 23 artists from around the world to Schiedam. Most 
of them displayed their work in the building Ruimte in Beweging, 
at Boterstraat. "This area is hidden. This is the idea of an 
invisible city", says Kanen. 'People who walk in and become 
part of it. They become part of that city'. This also happens 
at the Wennekerpand and on the street, as in Green Light. 
"Because we want art in the city, but not everyone from 
Schiedam will bother to come."

The six dancers create amazing scenes. A woman who is on her 
bike turns her head, a car stops in the middle of the Broersvest 
to watch. "We perform this dance in different cities in Europe. 
Usually we get nice comments, but sometimes aggressive reactions 
too", said Bucar. If someone comes at Ruimte in Beweging they 
will see more of these amazing performances. It starts with the 
entrance, where Daan Houter has filled ​​a whole floor with 1 cent 
coin. 

Inside you can find the work by Ozlem Uzun, from Istanbul. Last 
week she transformed a tram stop in Schiedam into a living room. 
She placed herself on the other side of the street to watch the 
reactions of the people and recorded it. She has now moved the 
living room to Ruimte in Beweging and her recordings can be seen 
on a television.

Uzun enjoys being in Schiedam. 'This city is much calmer than 
Istanbul'. Also Claire Weetman, an artist from Liverpool enjoys 
it too, though she knew no one. "It is inspiring to have contact 
with people from another discipline'.

Invisible City

2, 3 en 4 september 2011, Ruimte in Beweging, Schiedam

Opening op vrijdag 2 september, 19:00-23:00

Festival op 3 en 4 september 2011, 12:00-18:00

NL — INVISIBLE CITY is een kunstfestival dat draait om de beleving van de stad. 23 kunstenaars van over de hele wereld buigen zich over het fenomeen stad. Hieruit ontstaat een installatie, een integraal werk opgebouwd uit hun persoonlijke visies. Zoals een stad ontdekt wordt, zo ontdekt de bezoeker van Invisible City de schaduwstad die verrijst. Niemand neemt hetzelfde verhaal mee naar huis. Kom naar Schiedam en ontdek de onzichtbare stad.

EN — INVISIBLE CITY is an art festival that revolves around the experience of the city. 23 artists from all over the world examine the notion of the city. Their works form an installation, an integral piece built from their personal visions. The way a city dweller moves through a city, is the way a visitor of Invisible City discovers the shadow city that arises. Nobody will take the same story home. Come to Schiedam and discover the invisible city.

MEER INFORMATIE/ MORE INFORMATION

www.shadowingcities.com

BEREIKBAARHEID

INVISIBLE CITY vindt plaats in en rondom Ruimte in Beweging en is gemakkelijk per fiets, met de auto of met het openbaar vervoer bereikbaar.

Ruimte in Beweging
Boterstraat 81
3111NB Schiedam

Trein/Metro
Schiedam CS is slechts 10 minuten lopen verwijderd van het festival. Vanuit het station ga je direct rechts en volg je de Horvathweg tot aan het water. Dan sla je linksaf de Overschiesestraat in. Je loopt alsmaar rechtdoor langs het water, over de Broersvest, tot in de Boterstraat.

Tram/Bus
Met tram 21/23 van Rotterdam CS en bus 54/57, uitstappen bij halte Broersvest.

Fiets/Lopend
Met de fiets is het festival vanuit Rotterdam Centrum te bereiken binnen 23 minuten, lopend doe je er ongeveer 1 uur en 15 minuten over.

Auto
Vanaf de A20 volg je de borden richting Schiedam Centrum. Ruimte in Beweging is gelegen naast een parkeergarage op de hoek Herenstraat/Kreupelstraat.

Mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Albert Heijn, CBK Schiedam, Fonds Schiedam Vlaardingen, GAGARIN.NU, Gemeente Schiedam, Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds, Ruimte in Beweging, Satisfaire, Stichting DanceMotionPicture, VSB Fonds, Wennekerpand en vele anderen.

Opening op vrijdag 2 september, 19:00-23:00

Festival op 3 en 4 september 2011, 12:00-18:00

NL — INVISIBLE CITY is een kunstfestival dat draait om de beleving van de stad. 23 kunstenaars van over de hele wereld buigen zich over het fenomeen stad. Hieruit ontstaat een installatie, een integraal werk opgebouwd uit hun persoonlijke visies. Zoals een stad ontdekt wordt, zo ontdekt de bezoeker van Invisible City de schaduwstad die verrijst. Niemand neemt hetzelfde verhaal mee naar huis. Kom naar Schiedam en ontdek de onzichtbare stad.

EN — INVISIBLE CITY is an art festival that revolves around the experience of the city. 23 artists from all over the world examine the notion of the city. Their works form an installation, an integral piece built from their personal visions. The way a city dweller moves through a city, is the way a visitor of Invisible City discovers the shadow city that arises. Nobody will take the same story home. Come to Schiedam and discover the invisible city.

MEER INFORMATIE/ MORE INFORMATION

www.shadowingcities.com

BEREIKBAARHEID

INVISIBLE CITY vindt plaats in en rondom Ruimte in Beweging en is gemakkelijk per fiets, met de auto of met het openbaar vervoer bereikbaar.

Ruimte in Beweging
Boterstraat 81
3111NB Schiedam

Trein/Metro
Schiedam CS is slechts 10 minuten lopen verwijderd van het festival. Vanuit het station ga je direct rechts en volg je de Horvathweg tot aan het water. Dan sla je linksaf de Overschiesestraat in. Je loopt alsmaar rechtdoor langs het water, over de Broersvest, tot in de Boterstraat.

Tram/Bus
Met tram 21/23 van Rotterdam CS en bus 54/57, uitstappen bij halte Broersvest.

Fiets/Lopend
Met de fiets is het festival vanuit Rotterdam Centrum te bereiken binnen 23 minuten, lopend doe je er ongeveer 1 uur en 15 minuten over.

Auto
Vanaf de A20 volg je de borden richting Schiedam Centrum. Ruimte in Beweging is gelegen naast een parkeergarage op de hoek Herenstraat/Kreupelstraat.

Mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Albert Heijn, CBK Schiedam, Fonds Schiedam Vlaardingen, GAGARIN.NU, Gemeente Schiedam, Prins Bernhard Cultuur Fonds, Ruimte in Beweging, Satisfaire, Stichting DanceMotionPicture, VSB Fonds, Wennekerpand en vele anderen.

Rarities. An exhibition of miniature magnetic art in Hastings and St Leonards

Two drawings, Tearing Space Apart 4:3 and Tearing Space Apart 4:3, Black have been transformed into magnetic artworks which will be exhibited on the gates of Hastings Pier this Saturday 27 August as part of Alban Low's latest magnet exhibition, Rarities


From 4pm onwards, these miniature artworks will be placed on the gates of Hastings Pier, available for the visiting public to collect, take home, and create an art gallery on their fridge.

From the online gallery, the following works have caught my eye - if you are in the area, go and collect your favourites;

Scribble Drawing I, Xanthus Andrews
Joining Memories, Sharon Read
Derek Jarman's House - Flo Snook
The Hastings Moth Project
Rays - Juliet Guiness

Invisible City, Schiedam, 2-4 September 2011

Claire Weetman has been selected to participate in Invisible City, an event currently in production in Schiedam, NL. Artists, builders, architects, actors, dancers, players and thinkers are invited to react to the notion of the moving, invisible city culminating in a public event at Ruimte in Beweging, Schiedam between 2-4 September 2011.

"Invisible City is the first project of Shadowing Cities, a cooperation of Liat Magenzy, Fiona Weir and Ans Kanen. Its goal is to put the spotlight on Schiedam by means of art and culture. For the first time the city will be flooded with artists from all over the world. Invisible City aims to free Schiedam from the shadow of Big Brother Rotterdam.

Ruimte in Beweging on Boterstraat is the central point of Invisible City. Several entrances give access to the building. It has a large, open main space and some separated smaller spaces. Each has its own atmosphere and peculiarities. For Invisible City, the building will be transformed to a city in itself, a shadow city.

The individual visions of the artists form a city installation, an integral work built up from personal views of the city. The way the city dweller moves around in a city, the way a city is discovered, is the way a visitor of Invisible City discovers the town that springs from the artist’s imagination. Nobody will take the same story home."

During the next week, Claire will be producing new works that are a development from her Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following interventions, previously produced in Liverpool and Linz. Working with live projection, drawing and public spaces, Claire will produce a series of new works under the title Motus:Immotus.

Visit a-n's Artists Talking site to read more about Claire's preparation and activity as part of Invisible City.

Invisible City, New Work by Claire Weetman in Schiedam is supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and by Shadowing Cities.