Madelon Hooykaas: virtual walls, real walls: gestures, signs and traces of change, resilience and urban acupuncture.

Leuzzi, Laura; Nedkova, Iliyana

Abstract

Madelon Hooykaas (born Maartensdijk, The Netherlands, 1942) ought to be acknowledged as one of the most representative visual artists in europe for her enduring and pioneering experimentation in contemporary art. Since the 1960s, Hooykaas has developed a rigorous artistic practice and visual research in photography, film, installation, video, interactive and performance art. Her works revolve around recurring themes that include landscape and nature, water and light, memory and mindfulness, loss and abstraction. Her latest performative drawing project, "Virtual Walls | Real Walls" (2017-18) arrives at the intersection of these themes and practices as it enters the Horsecross Arts museum collection of contemporary art at Perth's Threshold artspace, after its successful iterations in Venice, Amsterdam, Berlin and Perth. This article provides a critical analysis of Hooykaas' film and performance from this exhibition.

Citation

LEUZZI, L. and NEDKOVA, I. 2018. Madelon Hooykaas: virtual walls, real walls: gestures, signs and traces of change, resilience and urban acupuncture. Read more: Horsecross Arts journal for critical writing [online], 14, pages 4-14. Available from: https://www.horsecross.co.uk/media/1883/read-more-issue-madelon-hooykaas.pdf

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2018
• Online Publication Date: May 14, 2018
• Publication Date: May 14, 2018
• Deposit Date: Aug 26, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 26, 2021
• Journal: Read more: Horsecross Arts journal for critical writing
• Print ISSN: 1755-0866
• Electronic ISSN: 1755-0866
• Publisher: Horsecross Arts
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 4-14
• Keywords: Art installations; Scotland; Europe; Madelon Hooykaas
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1374932
• Publisher URL: https://www.horsecross.co.uk/media/1883/read-more-issue-madelon-hooykaas.pdf