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Does
something have meaning, or do we give it meaning? To give glimmer to
existance, to make it bearable and digestible. Meaning doesn't play
such a bad role. But what lies at the heart of it? When is meaning
born? Or how? Meaning: repeat
it six more times and it does not mean anything any more. Evaporated.
All my works are characterized by a search for the essence of meaning. Preeminently I use repetition in relation to time to get to the heart of this.
Monotone, insignificant gestures, repeated endlessly. Hour after hour,
day after day, week after week. Imperturbably stamping, perforating,
pricking, drawing a line with a ballpoint until there is no more ink.
Completely trivial. All of this with a preference for banal materials
and means, and the use of recognizable standards. Nothing must take
away the view by which to get to a possible essence. Bare, barer,
barest is the adage. Time, I realize, is a friend in the process. As
well as the necessity to create the images yourself. Because exactly in
labour lies the grain for a new work, a next step into the abyss.
Scrapping and scraping all over again to banish illusory meanings, the
codes we mistakenly take te be meaning. Desiring to touch the essence
of meaning one day. Only to
catch a glimpse of it would be nice enough.
C.V.
Education
2003/08 Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten / Royal Academy of
Art, The Hague, The Netherlands
Exhibitions
2012
C&H
Art
Space, Amsterdam, NL
2011
KunstKamers Rotterdam, NL
C&H
Art
Space,
Amsterdam,NL
2010 'Vreemd/Fremd', Atelier Frankfurt, curated by Corinna Bimboese
& Heike Sütter, Frankfurt, Duitsland
'à La Gitane', CBK Rotterdam,
Rotterdam, NL
Art Amsterdam 2010', represented by C-Space
Beijing, Amsterdam, NL
'Kleur 01/02', Dek 22, curator Anique Weve,
Rotterdam
'Impermanence', Hendershot Gallery, New York,
USA
Art
Rotterdam 2010, represented by C-Space Beijing, Rotterdam, NL
'Tales of the unexpected', Project Foundation,
curated by: Maria Rus Bojan & Radek Vana, Dek 22, Rotterdam,
'Turn the tiles', private house, The Hague, NL
2009
'Democracy
in action', Atrium/City Hall The Hague, NL
Galerie De Aanschouw, solo exhibition,
Rotterdam, NL
'...Expectations', curator Maria Rus Bojan, MB
Agency, Amsterdam, NL
'Point of view woman', Nutsgebouw, The Hague,
NL
'Our boys', Kunstliefde, Utrecht, NL
2008 'Strategies for concealing', curator: Maria Rus Bojan, C-Space,
Beijing, China
E.M. Galerie, duo exhibition, Drachten, NL
Presentation #03 - The temporary residence, Foundation
id11, Delft, NL
Graduation exhibition, Royal Academie of Art,
The Hague, NL
2007 'Home Sweet Home', Artists' Initiative Johannes 52, The Hague, NL
Ladys Fest Tarun, filmprogramme, Tarun, Poland
2006 'Framed', Galerie Vrije Academie, The Hague, NL
Publications and references in media
2012 'Grote Rotterdamse Kunstkalender', Trichis Publishing
2010 Eutopia Magazine, 'De onontkoombaarheid omarmen', January 2010,
interview by Wanda Zoet
2008 Catalogue of the exhibition 'Strategies for concealing', C-Space,
Beijing
Art Map 12.2008, The age of concealing' Maria
Rus Bojan, page 86-91
Leeuwarder Courant, 'Carine Weve and Aldwin
van de Ven',André Keikes, 01.11
Algemeen Dagblad, 'Artists working far from
home', Saskia Herberghs, 15.08
Algemeen Dagblad, 'Portable tree-stumps at the
Laurenskerk', 02.02
Commissions, competitions
2011 Commission design theatrical scenery, theater group 'Katfam'
2010 Commission art in the public space, Rotterdam, Lombardijen
2009 Nomination 'Artist in Action Award'; Eutopia
2008 Private garden;
fountain
2007 Register Pensioen Consultants; series drawings
2006 Robeco Direct; promotional film
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Carine
Weve
updated October 2011