On Saturday 22 March 2025 I travelled by train from Dordrecht (NL) to Essen (DE)
to take part in the Equinox celebration. Continue reading
Author Archives: Frans van Lent
Physical map
I picked up a stone
and placed it on my map.
I copied the outline
to determine a path for a walk. Continue reading
Seven walks
I took a walk and recorded the sound.
Each following day I took the same walk
and recorded the sound again, synchronising my footsteps
with the earlier recording through my headphones.
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3rd Nieuwstraat Festival
The Nieuwstraat is an average street in the centre of Dordrecht. In this street you will find trees, houses, shops, terraces, a cinema and a weekly market. On an unannounced Saturday in July 2025, between sunrise and midnight, the 3rd Nieuwstraat Festival will take place.
The performances take place in everyday settings, hiding the unusual within the ordinary. Passers-by will perceive the acts but, outside of a distinctive artistic context, may not recognise them as performances. The works will be performed by volunteers, unannounced and without explanation.
The 3rd Nieuwstraat Festival will present works of:
Albert Van Der Weide, Andrew McNiven, Annie Abrahams,Cloudst Collective, Carron Little, Clare Charnley, Deirdre MacLeod, Ed Woodham, Elizabete Beāte Rudzinska, Evgenia Taratynova, Heinrich Obst, Helinä Hukkataival, Jack Madden, Jeff Rufus Byrd, Josue Amador, Kashyap Krishna, Kimvi, Konstantin Bukovetskii, LuLu LoLo, Manuela Macco, Martine Viale, Nico Parlevliet, Osvaldo Cibils, Petra Dubach & Mario van Horrik, Shervin Kianersi, Sifra Coulet, Soufïa Bensaïd, Timo Kahlen, Topp & Dubio, Vladimir Bovt. Continue reading
Position
Vanishing point
I leave the house and stroll into the forest.
While I walk, I pick up stones,
and put these in a bag. Continue reading
Right and left
I walk in the forest.
My right hand picks up stones,
my left puts them down again.
Visual notes
During my walks, I take photos as visual notes.
I publish these photos on this blog.
© Please do not use photos without permission!
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Mingle 3
I called you. We did not speak.
Our phones were connected for 60 seconds, the speakers at full volume.
The sounds of our surroundings mingled, somewhere between us.