Event
1.06.2025: Polder Breebaart and Johannes Kerkhovenpolder, Groningen, NL
Second walk in the series with Marjolijn Dijkman, Carla Alma and Lotte Jensen.
‘Waker, Slaper, Dromer’ (Watcher, Sleeper, Dreamer) is a series of three walks named after the poetic names and functions of dike systems in the Netherlands. Here, the ‘watcher’ first protects against the outside water, and the inland ‘sleeper’ catches any breach. Behind this sleeper sometimes lies another ‘dreamer.’
These events connect artistic research, dike construction, ecology, philosophy and regional history and offer an in-depth look at the landscape through contributions from various experts, each with their unique and local knowledge. These walks will be organized in 2024 and 2025 as part of Dijkman’s WaterLANDS artist residency.
Carla Alma (NL, 1950) is a former environmental activist, water board administrator, and author based in Groningen.
Lotte Eilskov Jensen (DK, 1972) is a neerlandic scholar and philosopher. She works as a professor of Dutch literary and cultural history in the Department of Dutch Language and Culture at Radboud University Nijmegen. She researches the role of culture in disasters and identity formation.
See for more information: www.wakerslaperdromer.nl (Dutch only)
