Nele Brökelmann is an artist who is deeply intrigued by the human need for structures of meaning. Within her artistic practice, she is always wondering where the boundaries for art are and on which side she wants to stand. Nele is investigating the mechanisms of institutionalized belief and power structures, and the opposition of active and passive roles within societies. Her work consists of different narrative forms, such as game-like situations, text and video, aiming to learn more about the interdependencies between different actors within the existing power structures.
What can these oppositions and interdependencies teach us about the known forms of living together and what can emerge from interpreting and enacting them otherwise, embracing the unknown factors?
Currently Nele is residing at Witte Rook for a Research Residency:
Can a platform encourage us to wander through the non-linear layers of the world?
“For the research residency at Witte Rook, I want to take the act of retelling our own stories as a starting point to look into the moment when our framework of reality shifts – the brief moment when we are in resonance.
I am writing texts, make analytical drawings, experiment with (physical) material layering in the space of Witte Rook and am starting to incorporate my research findings experimentally into my website. The research residency takes place in October and December 2020. In between I will show my findings in the form of a process presentation, taking place from 9 to 15 November. I wish to invite you to visit (either virtually or physically, if possible) and share feedback with me, so that I can take your experience into account for the further development of the set-up and research.