TWAALF/TWELVE
The number twelve carries religious symbolism, generally representing perfection, entirety or cosmic order in traditions since antiquity.
The number indicates perfection and completeness. There are 12 hours, 12 months; the Bible talks about the 12 tribes and 12 disciples and 12 precious stones, among other things. Words such as: Adamskostuum (birthday suit), moederschoot (mother's lap), donderwolken (thunder clouds). They’re words that you would think have existed in the Dutch language for 400 years. Words that describes the Calvinistic character, such as; onderwerping (submission), schotschrift (pamphlet), muggenziften (to nitpick). Other words of the selection: knikkebollen (to nod, dozed off), oorverdovend (deafening, earsplitting), versjacheren (to squander), dwingelandij (tyranny), oneindigheid (infinity).
Designed for the exhibition Het Woord, commemorating the Synod of Dordrecht in 1619 (March 30 - May 5, 2019)
Read press release Pictura Dordrecht
Photo: installation views of ‘Het Woord’, exhibition Pictura Dordrecht, 2019 / TWAALF series. First image: Foyer 3 framed images, nr. 003 on the wall and text work in display cabinets by Tanja Smit; in second room nr. 005 on the wall and text installation by Niels Post above the fire place. In the third room 7 images. Last 2 photos of bios, an installation by Robotlab in Hof van Nederland, around the corner of Pictura Dordrecht.
Photo Huib Kooyker nr. 2, 4, 5, 8
Images: 6 images from the TWAALF / TWELVE series
TWAALF (TWELVE) in three forms:
+ fine art print / 40 x 50 cm (image: 25 x 35 cm) /305 gms acid free paper / edition of 12
+ poster /B1 (100 x 140 cm/ 180 gsm paper / edition of 12
+ leporello ‘Schotschrift’, a zig zag folder - all twelve images with prose by Landa van Vliet ‘Levenswandel tot mijn twaalfde’ (NL) / 103,6 x 21 cm (folded A5 = 15 x 21 cm), digital print on 350 grs. paper, limited edition of 144 + 12 artist proof (photo above)