As an artistic researcher, Katinka de Jonge questions the role of collectivity, polyphony and authority within different professional and nonprofessional contexts, and combines this theoretical approach with her artistic practice.
Starting from a keen observational capacity, she develops actions and performances on specific sites. She enters into a dialogue with a
well-chosen context - a neighbourhood, a specific professional group, an art house, ... and thereby focuses on the tension between everyday reality and the invisible power relations at play in this reality. She captures these dynamics in different media: in text, video, installations, relational performances, audio tours, publications... Dialogue and performativity are recurring strategies, and as 'social sculptures' the major issues of power dynamics are invariably translated into playful action.
In recent years her work has been shown at and/or supported by (among others) NL: Roodkapje, Over T IJ, Non-Ficion, BE: M Hka, Netwerk Aalst, WP Zimmer, KAAP, Extra City, Werktank, Cas-Co and VierNulVier. She is currently a PhD researcher at Hasselt University, investigating the boundaries between artwork and artis-run organization, in which the precarious socio-economic position of the artist is central.
De Jonge works in various collaborations and has a broad interest in how a collective artistic practice is organized.
Starting from a keen observational capacity, she develops actions and performances on specific sites. She enters into a dialogue with a
well-chosen context - a neighbourhood, a specific professional group, an art house, ... and thereby focuses on the tension between everyday reality and the invisible power relations at play in this reality. She captures these dynamics in different media: in text, video, installations, relational performances, audio tours, publications... Dialogue and performativity are recurring strategies, and as 'social sculptures' the major issues of power dynamics are invariably translated into playful action.
In recent years her work has been shown at and/or supported by (among others) NL: Roodkapje, Over T IJ, Non-Ficion, BE: M Hka, Netwerk Aalst, WP Zimmer, KAAP, Extra City, Werktank, Cas-Co and VierNulVier. She is currently a PhD researcher at Hasselt University, investigating the boundaries between artwork and artis-run organization, in which the precarious socio-economic position of the artist is central.
De Jonge works in various collaborations and has a broad interest in how a collective artistic practice is organized.
Contact and CV:
katinkadejonge[at]gmail.com
katinkadejonge[at]gmail.com