jhumpa lahiri
Huis de Pinto will reopen on June 9 and the exhibition is extended to September 1 , 2021.
Regular opening hours: Monday - Saturday, 13.30 - 17.00 hrs.
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An afternoon in Huis de Pinto, november 2020
>> With special thanks to Jacqueline Verhaagen, Maarten Borger, Cuneke Mertens, Herman Feddema, Emma Hogendorp, Tine Sijbesma and Diet Verschoor.
The title 'Where I am now' is taken from the book of the same name by Jhumpa Lahiri. A quote from the book can be found on the wall of the reading room of Huis de Pinto, as a prelude to this project.
In the past weeks I have had six interesting conversations with volunteers who are deeply committed to this cultural literary center. Text fragments distilled from these talks will be added to the wall installation in the final phase. Starting point for these conversations is a question from the book: is there a place we are not passing through? This question intrigued me because the answer shows a vital connection between language, place and personal history.
>> With special thanks to Jacqueline Verhaagen, Maarten Borger, Cuneke Mertens, Herman Feddema, Emma Hogendorp, Tine Sijbesma and Diet Verschoor.
> Open Monday - Saturday, 13.30 - 17.00 hrs. >> St. Antoniebreestraat 69, Amsterdam LINK
> For more information please check previous post on September 15
Prelude, October 25 -2020, Huis de Pinto
Amsterdam - For the reading room of Huis de Pinto, I’ll be making a text image on the wall that will grow over the course of the weeks. The texts are excerpts from conversations I’ll collect with people who have a warm heart for Huis de Pinto. The basis for the conversation is a quote from the book Dove mi trovo (Where I am now) by Jhumpa Lahiri.
A question in the book intrigues me : is there a place we are not passing through? It formulates a connection between language, place and personal history. Is the HdP a sheltered place where you are not passing through and make contact with others? And at present another relevant question is: what does an HdP mean as a meeting place in Corona time?
Quote: ... Is there a place where we are not in transit? Disoriented, perplexed, confused, lost, stunned, dazed, defeated, bewildered, lost: I feel at home in that family of terms. So that is my place, the words that bring me into the world.Link Huis de Pinto
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