Large blue denim fabric hanging from the ceiling. Screenprinted red letters stating "Absence Art Manifesto" and 11 claims.

Absence Art Manifesto

Silkscreen print on jeans fabric
410 x 148 cm
Typeface: BASALTE by Ange Degheest
Produced with the help of Zoé Ledoux and Ulrike Wittern
2023

 

Absence Art Manifesto lived on my computer for four years. I looked into it from time to time and added or deleted sentences. It has its origins in my start at the university, at a time when my kid was still a baby, and I was very unsure about how to handle everything all together.
I pulled Absence Art Manifesto out of my computer for Situation/ Condition/ Position because I want to finally share it with others and because I feel safe enough to show it. The reason I feel safer now is that I grew into a supportive community of artists and art students. We are constantly empowering each other.