Wearable Space for Tea & Dialogue
A museum often presents itself as a space in which visitors are encouraged to question certain elements of todays society, but unfortunately a museum visit is often
an individual experience in which there is little room for people to actively discuss these topics on the spot.
For this happening Stef Lemmens and me made five wearable items which participants can wear when entering a museum. These items are all part of one tea ceremony. The participants are free to choose where they want to set up this ceremony and in which way they want to use the objects to make tea. This way we want to change the formal setting of a museum space into a more comfortable environment in which the participants are encouraged to take their time to talk about the art that is surrounding them.
Normally a museum does not allow food or drinks within it’s exhibition space. By making these elements wearable we smuggle this ceremony inside because we are convinced of the communicative powers that are present within the simple & respectful act of drinking tea. The participants can use this ceremony as a tool, this way they become part of this happening in which we act to interact.
For this happening Stef Lemmens and me made five wearable items which participants can wear when entering a museum. These items are all part of one tea ceremony. The participants are free to choose where they want to set up this ceremony and in which way they want to use the objects to make tea. This way we want to change the formal setting of a museum space into a more comfortable environment in which the participants are encouraged to take their time to talk about the art that is surrounding them.
Normally a museum does not allow food or drinks within it’s exhibition space. By making these elements wearable we smuggle this ceremony inside because we are convinced of the communicative powers that are present within the simple & respectful act of drinking tea. The participants can use this ceremony as a tool, this way they become part of this happening in which we act to interact.
15&16/12/23, Festival van de Gelijkheid, Gent
19/04/22, Kapermolen park Hasselt
09/03/22, De Serre Hasselt
05/02/22, S.M.A.K. Gent
04/02/22, Z33 Hasselt
Collaboration:
Stef Lemmens
Commissioned for Z33, Modemuseum Hasselt & S.M.A.K
Pictures:
Stef Lemmens
Willem Vrancken
Elke Cuppens