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Friday May 31 | de Brakke Grond

With his work, media and performance artist Jeisson Drenth explores the possibilities and limitations of technologies for people to shape their past, present and future.

His practice brings together video, sculpture, performance, poetry, and music. In his hands, the media become embedded with queer perspectives and his lived experience as an adopted person with a history of intercontinental migration.

About the speaker
After working as a VJ and designer for 6 years, he set up his art practice in 2019. Jeisson’s first solo-exhibition presented research into the commercialisation of DNA-testing and the ethical considerations around genetic selection. This research broadened and deepened his understanding of bicultural identity and displacement, something that allowed him to connect to more people that share the experiences of researching ancestry and reimagining lost connections to cultural heritage overseas. This became a core element of his practice.

As Jeisson continues performing as a VJ, individually as well as within collaborations, he continues to develop his art practice. In 2024 and ‘25 he will premiere new live performances with original music, visuals and texts as well as produce a series of art objects. Inspired by his ongoing research into pre-Columbian and pre-Incan ceramics these objects will be developed into stage designs for larger future productions.

This artist is part of the panel session “(De)constructing Bodies – Creative Processes in relation to Bodies & Identities
Time: 11:45 - 12:45
Location: de Brakke Grond