where?
Gallery Titanik
when?
Saturday June 19th at 4 pm
who?
Willem Wilhelmus
what ? '
Twisted'
huh?
Performance Art
oh
In this world of enlightened heroes like politicians, sportsmen, terrorists,
businessmen, gurus, famous artists and whatever trademarked darlings of
global media, I like the small places offered for performance art.
I like to be busy with themes that are recognizable for everybody: the joys
and fear of relating, the longing for and shying away from contact, the
getting entangled in a swamp of emotions, desperately trying, getting lost
in futile attempts for importance, the illusion of certainty. My
performances are based on trust in my body. I like its movements, its
expressions, and most of all its downright honesty.
Preparing for a performance is stripping away all kinds of illusion. The
leftover is a need to add something, something else, something new to what
life is offering me.
I am amazed myself that time and again this is possible with the most simple
materials.
Willem Wilhelmus is a helsinki based dutch performance artist and created
over 40 performances in Finland, Germany, Estonia, Quebec, Indonesia, Sweden
and Spain.