CAR - PET
exercises in hospitality
exercises in hospitality
Presented at
︎ NW
Co-produced by
︎ NW
Together with
Zam Zadeh
Maaike Van Den Abbeele
Adriana Barcenas
Elien Ronse
Younes Omar
Ali Chikho
Chris Annaert
Hilda Wuyts
Olena Shyriaieva
Valentina Dvozianenko
Amina Alabsi
Lieve Schoot
Grazia Merlo
Karolina Bavykina
Ebtissam Alaref
Leon Bakhash
Kinda Katat
Jo Maebe
Gaffar Onur Gürbüz
Mohammed Sabir Safi
Veerle Merckx
Esra Tezel
Stephanie Loewenthal
Mohammed Sabir Safi
Nahida Safi
Anais Urbina
Mayrla Eunice Da Silva Diniz,
Olena Shyriaieva
Ginny Jongen
Özlem Ünal
Mohammed Khorsheed Haji
Ayhan Karabulut
Elif Tirabzonlu
Fedaa Al Saleh
Ebtissam Alaref
Khaled Zaino
Amina Al Absi
Fahmi Sleman
Nimatalai Falana
Chymene Flore Jile
Ali Tepe
Laura Herman
Khalil Haj
Elena Rodina
Jeanine Nsona Makay
Ranwa Hito
Lena Sissokho
Hynor Gjïka
Godart Bakkers
Merve Tepe
Elida Licollari
Stina Piron
Samira El Kadraoui
Linda Demeulenaere
Stefaan Van den Abbeele
Sylvia Cassiman
Christin Mathieu
Aleide Reynders
Linda Vercauteren
Sonja Van Stichel
Sonja Van de Vijver
Machteld Van den Broeck
Huguette Byl
Annie Colpaert
Tony Pauwels
Tamara Hauwelaert
David Devroey
Cinthia Van der Biest
Jarno De Coster
︎ NW
Co-produced by
︎ NW
Together with
Zam Zadeh
Maaike Van Den Abbeele
Adriana Barcenas
Elien Ronse
Younes Omar
Ali Chikho
Chris Annaert
Hilda Wuyts
Olena Shyriaieva
Valentina Dvozianenko
Amina Alabsi
Lieve Schoot
Grazia Merlo
Karolina Bavykina
Ebtissam Alaref
Leon Bakhash
Kinda Katat
Jo Maebe
Gaffar Onur Gürbüz
Mohammed Sabir Safi
Veerle Merckx
Esra Tezel
Stephanie Loewenthal
Mohammed Sabir Safi
Nahida Safi
Anais Urbina
Mayrla Eunice Da Silva Diniz,
Olena Shyriaieva
Ginny Jongen
Özlem Ünal
Mohammed Khorsheed Haji
Ayhan Karabulut
Elif Tirabzonlu
Fedaa Al Saleh
Ebtissam Alaref
Khaled Zaino
Amina Al Absi
Fahmi Sleman
Nimatalai Falana
Chymene Flore Jile
Ali Tepe
Laura Herman
Khalil Haj
Elena Rodina
Jeanine Nsona Makay
Ranwa Hito
Lena Sissokho
Hynor Gjïka
Godart Bakkers
Merve Tepe
Elida Licollari
Stina Piron
Samira El Kadraoui
Linda Demeulenaere
Stefaan Van den Abbeele
Sylvia Cassiman
Christin Mathieu
Aleide Reynders
Linda Vercauteren
Sonja Van Stichel
Sonja Van de Vijver
Machteld Van den Broeck
Huguette Byl
Annie Colpaert
Tony Pauwels
Tamara Hauwelaert
David Devroey
Cinthia Van der Biest
Jarno De Coster
“vroeger mocht ik nooit niks zeggen,
ik mocht van thuis uit nooit niks doen”
mijn pa zei:
“dit moet je zeggen
en zo moet je het doen”
nu ben ik hier
en
de gemeente zegt:
“dit moet je zeggen
en zo moet je het doen”
maar hier is het anders
nu zwijg ik niet meer
Leaflet text, 2023
Pictures CAR-PET at different stages (2023/2024)
CAR - PET
Carpet, c.a. 5m2, mixed materials, 5 posters, color print, 2024
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CAR-PET and leaflets, 2023
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CAR- PET Contract 2023
Carpet, c.a. 5m2, mixed materials, 5 posters, color print, 2024
CAR-PET and leaflets, 2023
CAR- PET Contract 2023A carpet was traveling through Aalst and its surroundings. Every time it landed somewhere, pieces were added by many hands of people from the neighborhood. They brought fabrics with a story, which we weaved into the carpet. Meanwhile, we talked about hospitality, what makes you feel welcome in a place? How do you welcome others?
Now CAR – PET has found its permanent place in NW Aalst, where it wants to be a warm place for meeting and gathering.
Anyone may ask if CAR – PET can be laid down on the ground, in order to host their own initiative. This could be a gathering for brainstorming on new ideas, or for learning an unfamiliar language, or to share food, music, crafts, or any other thing that is considered necessary, and for which this carpet can provide the space. Unproductivity, as in: doing nothing, reflecting or resting, is also explicitly part of the (in)activity that can take place on CAR – PET.
Would you like to organize an (in)activity on CAR - PET?
Let us know by sending a message to:
Info@nw.be
Now CAR – PET has found its permanent place in NW Aalst, where it wants to be a warm place for meeting and gathering.
Anyone may ask if CAR – PET can be laid down on the ground, in order to host their own initiative. This could be a gathering for brainstorming on new ideas, or for learning an unfamiliar language, or to share food, music, crafts, or any other thing that is considered necessary, and for which this carpet can provide the space. Unproductivity, as in: doing nothing, reflecting or resting, is also explicitly part of the (in)activity that can take place on CAR – PET.
Would you like to organize an (in)activity on CAR - PET?
Let us know by sending a message to:
Info@nw.be