Bloem-gieter interventie - Wouter van der Giessen

Wouter van der Giessen

Colourful, iconic objects are a major inspiration for visual artist Wouter van der Giessen. With his playful mindset he brings these objects’ underlying sculptural qualities to the fore, exploring different views on existing conventions around certain places and objects. While the objects remain recognisable, he gives just a little twist to their positioning. Van der Giessen thus creates images with a childlike appeal that keep viewers mesmerised. His sculptures can be interpreted in multiple ways to invite viewers to see what they are actually seeing, instead of what they think they should be seeing. Tweetakt is presenting his graduation project at Fort Ruigenhoek, which consists of various objects created from plastic implements and utensils.

Wouter van der Giessen graduated from St. Joost School of Art & Design in Breda in 2020. He has won several prizes, including a Young Talent award in the 2016 Dutch Street Art Awards.

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Festival Tweetakt is an annual arts festival in Utrecht for everyone, with theater, music and art from (inter) national makers.

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In Theater Kikker you can also view various works of art, starting one hour before the start of each performance. Admission to Kikker is free, but you do need to buy a ticket for the performances themselves.

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Theater Kikker, the Stadsschouwburg (SSBU), the Akademietheater and the Domplein are all within a stone’s throw of each other in the centre of Utrecht: never more than a ten-minute walk, and you’re even faster by bike.
From these locations it’s a fifteen-minute bike ride to Het Filiaal and twenty minutes to Fort Ruigenhoek. Podium Hoge Woerd is a short half-hour bike ride.

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Wouter van der Giessen

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