(s)Tattoo sets up shop at FGW
What happens when you ask students and staff how they’re really doing? On Tuesday 14 April, FGW members were able to share what was on their minds at the (s)Tattoo pop-up studio. Three artists turned their stories into drawings or poems.
Vice-chair of the Executive Board, Timo Kos, and Director of Operations Saskia Goedhard were the first guests of (s)Tattoo that morning. ‘I’ve had an idea for a tattoo in my head for two years now, but I just can’t seem to turn it into a design,’ said Goedhard. ‘I hope the artist here can help me turn the story of how I do my work into a design for a small tattoo.’
Meanwhile, in the studio next to her, Kos discussed whether he feels at home at the university. ‘That’s a great opening for a good, in-depth conversation,’ he commented afterwards. ‘Within a few minutes, you’re in a completely different context, where I was truly seen as a person. When the artist read out his poem, that really struck a chord with me. I’m going to find a nice frame for it.’
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Assessor Mette Kamerich's notebook
Phone cases and notebooks
Many other participants took advantage of the opportunity to have their (s)Tattoo design engraved onto an item of their choice. ‘I’ll have to wait and see how big it turns out, but I might want my poem on my phone case,’ said student Roos. ‘I love activities to do with art and culture anyway, but this was also a really nice conversation. It deserves a nice spot.’
Shortly afterwards, assessor Mette Kamerich picked up an engraved notebook from the engraving table. ‘When I sat down, I thought it would be a sort of interview, but it was an incredibly relaxed conversation,’ she said. ‘We agreed that, as an assessor, I try to sense what is needed in every situation. The artist then beautifully depicted that in an image of a human figure and a web.’
Her colleague Goedhard was also pleased with the end result. ‘The artist himself came up with the image of a wild tulip to symbolise how, as a director, you have an overview of the bigger picture, but also of the small details. I thought that was very special, because tulips are my favourite flowers. For now, it’s going on my phone case, but it certainly has a chance of becoming a tattoo.’
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