How to (un)become is dedicated to the workshop “the sky above our heads” organised by pink house press (Ersi & Gijs) and Nico Dockx, in late October 2021. We demolished the former studio of the sculptor artist Jean-Paul Laenen, a building he built himself in the garden of his house in Mechelen. A beautiful structure made of wood and glass, leaning against an old beguinage wall. We discovered how it was built, by dismantling it piece by piece, documenting the process. Our material: drawings, pictures, videos, memories, experiences, will form the compost to rebuild at some point in the future. It was a wonderful week, hosted by his family Sylvie Laenen & Nina Janssen. With thanks to Nico Dockx, and the great ‘guerilla deconstruction team’ -> Philip Angermaier, Jackson Shallcross-Platt, Jeannette Slütter, Rien Schellemans, Yi Zhang, Xiaotong and us, Ersi Varveri and Gijs Waterschoot.
Mechelen/Syros
November 2021
With this newspaper I want to share material from the ongoing research and to explore the idea of a portable space in a printed form!
