Belongingness - finding home in the flesh
is a participatory project that explores the somatic archives of homecoming, asking whether it's possible to capture the essence of feeling at home through tremors, whispers, and movements.
The proposition delves into aspects that often remain undiscovered and therefore unnamed: everyone carries traces of homecoming beyond words and might tap on forgotten sensations worth articulating on a sensorial level. When searching for answers where we belong, we look for people, land, objects – all outside of us.
What if we look very near afar from our eyes?
My motivation is my own search, as an "eternal migrant" - a granddaughter of four people who crossed the globe, and myself who relocated twice in my gelukszoeker quest.
"I carry more than I know. I know more than I can tell."
Period: February - July 2026
In collaboration with Liesbet Hermans as an external eye.Funded by Cultuurfonds & VoordeKunst (NL) under Development for Individual Makers schemePartners in Rotterdam: Fenix Museum, Belvedere Verhalenhuis, Dokhuis, and more
The project is based on open session as research.
During February - March 2026 will be opportunities to participate in collaboration with partner organizations.
More information can be found on calendar page