It is a kid from a village dreaming about the big world. The adventures, the experiences, the laughing, and the crying.
The local forest is the playground.
The forest ends at the lake, the lake is connected to a river, which connects to a bigger river, which connects to a sea, which connects to the big oceans of the world.
Leaving the village. Migrating.
Climbing the hills for a better view.
It is early spring.
It is still too early.
The beasts in the dark have not been tamed yet. It used to be dragons and trolls, now it's the terrorists and the big corporations.
Not getting swallowed by the Reptilia Mundanus.
Commuting from gratitude and commitment.
Getting lost on your way, then finding the road again.
More autonomous, but also more fragile.
Navigation. Being the silent cartographer.
Finding the stick to cross the ditch, finding deeper meaning, finding life in every breath.
Not to lose the good heart, only to learn to take precautions.
One hand for greeting, one hand on the sword.
From compulsive to conscious.
Listening to the midnight owls.
The journey requires tools for perception.
The kid is creating these tools.
They are for every situation.
They help to prepare, empower, and direct.
They are form, feeling, and attention.
With these tools, you get access to new areas.
A skill that you gain once you interact with them.
Bush Master
Snake Doctor
Less thinking and more sensing.
To be part of something bigger than yourself.
Painted, sculpted, sewn, or filmed, the tools help to make the adventure worth living for.
2021 - (UPCOMING) Framer Framed Amsterdam “Exhibition: A Funeral for Street Culture” with Wes Mapes, Tobi Balogun, Dion Rosina
2021 - Gallery Kalleria Helsinki “Huomenta Suomi” exhibition with Lucas Vogt.
2020 - De Bouwput Gallery - “THE SECRET GARDEN” - group exhibition with Marcel van den Berg and Wes Mapes, in Amsterdam, Netherland. www.broedplaatsbouw.nl
2020 - CBK Zuidoost - ZomerSalonRoyaal 2020 - a sculpture made together with Wes Mapes, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. www.cbkzuidoost.nl
2019 - De School Club - “Club Substance” - performance and installation with Natalia Jordanova in Amsterdam, Netherlands. www.deschoolamsterdam.nl
2019 De Bouwput Gallery - “Pillars of Autumn” group exhibition with Wes Mapes and Terrell Tate in Amsterdam, Netherlands. www.debouwput.com
2019 See-Me-On-29 Exhibition space performance with Natalia Jordanova in Sofia, Bulgaria. www.seemeon29.com
2019 Het Nieuwe Instituut - “Post-Heuristic Probe Unit 8/8” performance with Natalia Jordanova in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
GRANTS
2020 Grant for Art production from TAIKE / Arts Promotion Centre Finland.
2019 Grant for Masters thesis from Kansan Sivistysrahasto / Finnish culture education fund.
EDUCATION
2017 - 2019 Sandberg Instituut Dirty Art Department under Jerszy Seymour and Saâdane Afif.
2011 - 2016 Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture under Tuomas Laitinen.
LOST DAD COLLECTIVE WEBSITES
www.lostdad.online
video documentation
CONTACT AND PRESS
Instagram: wbot
Vimeo: Walter Götsch / CAG
Dirty Art Department website: dirtyartdepartment.com
Email: creativeapplicationsgroup@gmail.com
CV: download (pdf)
Portfolio: download (pdf)