Dutch Culture Night 6: Artist Talk by Ruben Lundgren
Dutch Culture Night 6 is an Artist Talk by Beijing-based Dutch photographer Ruben Lundgren, whose work focuses on the history of the photobook in China.
Down to the countryside
This week I have been busy preparing for the upcoming PechaKucha Night – briefing speakers, preparing poster design, solving some issues concerning the venue. Next week I will launch promotion, …
DCN 3 – Iris van Herpen: Technology and craft entwined
Reporting on the first Dutch Culture Nights of 2021 – a series of screenings of Iris van Herpen’s mesmerizing creations in Kunming, Dali and Xizhou
Une machine à procrastiner
Le Corbusier called houses machines à habiter, machines for living in. I’ve been busy learning how exactly my ‘machine’ works and I’ve found out it’s actually a machine à procrastiner. …
Happy new home
Feeling my way around a new year, new home, new everything.
Winter solstice meditations
Winter solstice thoughts. As the sun turns, I’m letting go of the year of Covid and looking ahead to settling in my new home. Happy new year!
KISS II Microfest: Psychogeography in Kunming
Last weekend the Kunming International Situationist Society (KISS) organized the second edition of the KISS microfest, a practice in psychogeography or dérive. What and who is KISS? KISS was founded …
The bee king of Baoshan
Many updates – a short bicycle trip, an encounter with a bee keeper, several art events, a Dutch community event, and meanwhile progress on the Heyang house continues at a …
Fundraiser in the ‘Ming
A brief return to Kunming, renovation progress and reading resources.
Get into a groove
Two weeks into my new Dali life, and I’m finally finding my groove, finding my rhythm. Recovered from a dreadful cold, most of my stuff unpacked and organized in my …