De commons zijn een deel van die civiele ruimte. Het is namelijk de ruimte waarin mensen allerlei zaken zelf beheren en zelf ontwikkelen, vaak omdat een overheid daar geen aandacht voor heeft en omdat een markt er nog geen brood in ziet.
Voor het Kunstcafé Mutual Aid van zondag 29 juni 2025 was het thema ‘Commoning Art‘ en als start voor een gesprek lieten we de presentatie van Pascal Gielen ‘Commoning Music’ zien.
Vragen van Pacal Gielen over wat je nodig hebt en wat je verwachtingen zijn ;
needs
Needs:
* What are your basic personal needs to have a happy, pleasant and fruitful artistic practice? ( For example: I need an affordable house and studio / I need to drink two cups of coffee in the morning before I can start to work.)
* What are your basic professional needs to have a happy, pleasant and fruitful artistic practice? ( For example: I need a gallery / I need a place where I can regulary meet my peers and invite other professionals from the field / I need recognition from the public / I need funding )
* What should the others know about your specific ( leaning / private ) conditions that they need to keep into account? ( For example: I work every weekend in a bar to pay my rent, so I need some time off on Mondays / I am new in the Netherlands, so I need extra support in learning about the ins and outs of the Dutch art field / I do not have a studio/ I am dyslexic )
* What do you need to see yourself supported, taking your conditions in mind? ( For example: I need support in applying for a visa / I need a residency that takes my mothership into account)
Expectations:
Expectations:
* What are your basic expectations from others when you are part of a collective / group / institution, working towards an art presentation? ( For example: I wish my practice to be embedded in a specific community / to generate income to pay my rent / I like to have clear boundaries of working hours / I would like to have a contract )
* What are your expectations concerning mutual support from your colleagues? ( For example: to interact with peers in a relaxed and safe environment / I would like to have my colleagues attend my exhibitions / I would like to have my funding proposals peer reviewed )
* What are te basic expectations that peers, staff, and residents are required to meet to be part of your community? (For example: stand up against discrimination and transgressive behaviour / to ensure safety for everyone )
*What specific roles do you take on that provide support / care for your peers? ( For example: I help others with building up their shows / I give feedback on their work / I live in a cooperative studio building, and I contribute to the maintenance of it / I speak up when I get underpaid for participating in an exhibition )
Wil je verdieping?
Leestip (in het duits):
Commoning Art – Die transformativen Potenziale von Commons in der Kunst
Art through commoning means: The (re)learning, negotiating, producing and using for the common good takes place in the spirit of the collective. The artistic-curatorial practice can then be understood and described as an ongoing process of relationship building – similar to the frequently used metaphor of making art as a conversation between works, artists, curators, collaborators, critics, spaces, tools and materials, knowledge, audiences and more.
They co-create tools, materials, ideas and knowledge to share and pass on generously. They experiment with ways of being together that allow skills and time to be contributed voluntarily and beyond the logic of exchange.
Bekijk de website van:
The Institute of Radical Imagination ( https://instituteofradicalimagination.org/mission-and-values/)
To bring together art, activism and pedagogy in order to transition towards a post-capitalist society.
Considers culture as a field of struggle and emancipation and encourages cultural experimentation as a critical attitude towards what we already know and inter-disciplinarity.
