Group installation 'Shady Linen' at the World Expo Osaka 2025
‘Shady Linen’ is an art project initiated by artist Anita Waltman and the art space International Drawing Centre in Nijmegen. Artists, fashion designers and art education came together on stage under the common theme of transforming textile waste. The installation was shown at the World Expo Osaka in Japan on May 1st. The project was also part of ‘Borderless Art Education’, an international cultural exchange program between Japanese and Dutch high schools.
Participating artists: Anita Waltman, Marta Fernández, Elky Rosa Gerritsen, Tétisca Huijbrechts, Herman van den Muijsenberg, Inez Ishizaki, Hana-Sophia Imura Vesta, Renee Rienties, Sophie Janssen
Sound design: Herman van den Muijsenberg
Students from: KUAS (JP), Kawaguchi (JP), SSGN (NL), Citadel (NL)
A Rustling of Hands
short text
In her work ‘A Rustling of Hands’/「指と服の囁き」(2025) for the World Expo Osaka, a fragmented sequence captures hands in the intimate act of dressing others. Hands that have over time created a quiet choreography through the repeated gestures of folding, wrapping and tightening. The work that is drawn on discarded bedlinen, invites the viewers to become aware of the time, care and knowledge involved in dressing the body.
2025
charcoal on discarded bed linen
houtskool op afgedankt beddengoed
160 x 250 cm
Group installation 'Shady Linen' at the World Expo Osaka 2025
‘Shady Linen’ is an art project initiated by artist Anita Waltman and the art space International Drawing Centre in Nijmegen. Artists, fashion designers and art education came together on stage under the common theme of transforming textile waste. The installation was shown at the World Expo Osaka in Japan on May 1st. The project was also part of ‘Borderless Art Education’, an international cultural exchange program between Japanese and Dutch high schools.
Participating artists: Anita Waltman, Marta Fernández, Elky Rosa Gerritsen, Tétisca Huijbrechts, Herman van den Muijsenberg, Inez Ishizaki, Hana-Sophia Imura Vesta, Renee Rienties, Sophie Janssen
Sound design: Herman van den Muijsenberg
Students from: KUAS (JP), Kawaguchi (JP), SSGN (NL), Citadel (NL)
Group exhibition 'Symfonie nr 3' as part of the Dutch Circle of Draughtsmen (NKVT)
Participating artists:
Yvonne van de Griendt, Bernadette Beunk, Annemieke Harkema, Ben van der Wel, Sandra Mackus, Wilma Laarakker, Lisanne Sloots, Jos Klaver, Herman Fontein, Francisca Tollenaar, Georg Bohle, Egbarta Veenhuizen, Natascha Waeyen, Ina Brekelmans, Selma Dronkers, Matthijs van Zessen, Nanou Jacobs, Inez Ishizaki
A Backdrop of Giant Kites
2025
charcoal, ink, pencil, alcohol markers
houtskool, inkt, potlood, alcohol markers
27 x 97 cm