THIS NECK OF THE WOODS (2005-2006)
In a small backyard surrounded by trees and many apartmenets, in the architectural hub of Europe, the resident technician constructed a site/situation called This Neck of the Woods. In agreement with the landlord, the resident technician built a rustic cabin on what was temporarily declared Canadian soil, this project ran on 110 volt energy (Canadian standard) collected via solar-panels, and featured two transplanted Canaidan trees from A Week in the Woods in Montreal. The agreement between resident technician and landlord stipulated that the cabin could be used for two years as an site for artist residencies, after which time it would revert to his own funky garden house officially located in the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In the Canadian wilderness of Rotterdam guest artists could feel both the local and the exotic. Domestic artists did not suffer jetlag or airport taxes, while Candians did not need to use voltage transformer or suffer homesickness. All residents were able to look out of the window at the canadian pine and maple trees as they slowly drifted into a time-zone-free sleep. At the end of 2006, the land reverted to Her Majesty Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and the cabin reverted to the landlord's gardenhouse.
This Neck of the Woods residencies
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