C.I.N.V.U, 2012

C.I.N.V.U magazine about loneliness, first released the 27th of June 2012.

On Sunday, July 1 at 12:00 pm at Athenaeum Nieuwscentrum on the Spui we will present C.I.N.V.U, a magazine about loneliness. The magazine and its presentation is a work of Christian van der Kaap (1989). For this presentation a large number of participants will attend and you are very welcome to come and witness!

An artwork in the form of a magazine about loneliness, that is C.I.N.V.U (pronounced: See I envy you). It started with an open call asking people to contribute to an 'image' (Dutch: beeld) of loneliness through texts, images, songs and messages of support. Not intended as an argument for or against loneliness, but rather to get an idea what loneliness can show us. The form of the magazine also contributes to that. Showing us the actuality but also our impermanence, a pile of glossy stapled paper reflecting our intrinsic desire.

However the magazine is only truly remarkable because of the countless contributions we received after putting out the call. Artists, photographers, writers, musicians and other makers appeared to grasp it's meaning, almost to the point of taking it for granted. It seems, the chasm of misunderstanding that is so characteristic of loneliness suddenly seemed to be bridged. Like never before showing the strong need to share solitude with everyone else

In this first issue of C.I.N.V.U, people from different generations look backwards and forwards to see what loneliness did or might do to them. Yet the magazine seems inadequate in asking the actual question what is really at stake between its creators and readers. It is this unbridgeable actuality that compels us to ask the same question over and over again. It may be clear that with this single issue the question won't be resolved. The hope, urgency, timeliness and the future of loneliness that arise from the first issue is asking for a sequel.

C.I.N.V.U is a 68 pages full-color glossy, published and distributed with the imprint of Medium by MER Paper Kunsthalle in Ghent. The circulation of the magazine is 2500 and lies in store for € 6.95.

Get the magazine online at: http://www.merpaperkunsthalle.org/projects/view/656

www.cinvu.nl

C.I.N.V.U | Magazine about loneliness

C.I.N.V.U. [si ay ɛn vi yu]

CALL: There are many magazines focussed on niche markets. Yet there isn't one of them dedicated to loneliness. That's about to change. You can work together with artist Christian van der Kaap to create an artwork in the form of a magazine that wants to show the creative force of loneliness. Do you feel addressed? Visit the website (Dutch only) and send your contribution to: parfumisme@gmail.com and include [C.I.N.V.U] in the subject header.

No Country for Old Men

An experimental glossy magazine about making dough. Consisting of a photo shoot where I asked two young fellow artists to knead dough in the bakery before the dawn. Zooming in on the physical aspects of making as moulding and re-moulding material. Reflecting on the time of preparation of the academy which would eventually lead to the professional side of "making dough" known in the English language as making money. These photographs spanned the timeline (beginning to end) of the magazine which was further filled with text contributions from close friends about making, craft and loneliness. The enigmatic title meant to propagate non-conformity to any given age, any given trade and any given place.

20.0 x 18.0 cm 40p. Edition of 500 free editions presented at Gerrit Rietveld Academy 07/2010.