jonathanhielkema

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I’m happy to share w/ u that I received the Artist Start grant from the Mondriaan Fund—just in the nick of time! This will provide support for my practice in the coming year. 😈⁣ ⁣ Thank you @onedaylola_ for your help and patience !!

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Some time ago, I had promised to share with you the text about my l̷o̷v̷e̷ for surfing. So here goes! See images in large on my website's blog. ⁣㋛ ⁣ Thanks again to the poopies of @acidsurfing! ⇨

Link to buy: https://acid-magazine.com/product/acid-magazine-no5-2/

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@user_nijhoff made a website for my students project ♥️ design by @jaspernaus ♥️ ⁣

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Our dear Téa has left The Hague for Berlin. As such, our family is growing considerably there, but we are looking for a new member in The Hague. ⁣💛💚 ⁣ Is this something for you? Or do you know someone? Send us an email: reach@touchystudios.com⁣ ⁣ Looking for a new buddy January/February 2024. 🤟

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For the past few months, every Wednesday at Touchy Studios, a group of ca. twenty students has consistently worked on a new project dealing with the invasive American crayfish. This will now be celebrated! The group of students, called Lobster Lobby (@lobbifest), have organised a screening and party in collaboration with Touchy. This Saturday is the day! Tickets in bio.

9:30 pm-5:00 am 🦞 Binckhorstlaan 36 🦞 EARLY 7,5€ LATE 14€ 🦞

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Some pictures of this sum! 🦋

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In a recent rendezvous, virtuoso and dear friend, Philip Vermeulen, asked me to document his work within the walls of W139—and it was a treat! More info on the actual exhibition below.

In this solo exhibition by Philip Vermeulen you will get to know his newly developed ‘hyper-sculptures’, which shatter and mechanically scatter white light into thousands pieces of color. The roar of colors, the pinching sound and the wind of the fast spinning machines give you an intense physical experience. Within a meta-composition the works are in constant dialogue with each other, submerging you in the dynamics between human and machine.

Philip Vermeulen’s work has been featured at V2_, and this solo exhibition is curated by V2_’s Florian Weigl. It’s open daily from 10 September – 3 October 2021 at W139, Amsterdam

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Dourane '23 🌞

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For my friends @acidsurfing, I wrote a piece about my hatred for surfing. I was rather pleasantly surprised to be featured on this. After all, I don't have long hair and golden brown skin; indeed, I am white as milk, bald as Larry David, abs more of a "one-pack”, not tattooed and I don't own a Volkswagen camper.

Today is the release of the magazine in Paris, so I will share the actual result soon. As for these glimpses before you, consider them as teasing whispers, tantalising hints that remain veiled within the secret chambers of the magazine's pages. Go buy it! 💸

Many kisses to @quentin_coul, @baptisteleprovost, @thomasleprovost, who have worked so hard on realising this for the past year and a half!

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What an amazing fifth edition of Sand Nudes: the final odyssey! Organised by dear @acentko and with help from the likes of @carmenrocaigual & @sandipan_ . And many more!⁣ 💘 ⁣ With the big outlier and loser-winners, the Power Rangers from above Grey Space with their movie: Pasta is good! 🍝👌

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For our dear friends of Sand Nudes we made a short video regarding tamagotchi astrology and millennial self-occupation. Would you like to see it live tonight? Send us a message. Otherwise, we will share it here and on our website tomorrow.⁣ 🍯 ⁣ Kisses 🌴éa, 🏑onathan, 〽��anus, 🌶️ulia, 👢ance, and 🏦andipan.

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For the past two weeks, Elias and I have been spending our time in the provinces of our ancestors: Cantabria and Friesland.⁣ 🇪🇸🇪🇺🇳🇱

More specifically, we have ventured into two streets in Dronryp and Ampuero. A place where we will spend at least two more seasons for this project. For now some images of our European experience, more later 🐄

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Two European cuñados embarking on a exciting yet ambiguous journey, delving into the intricacies of two European streets. 🇪🇺⁣ ⁣ ‘23 will witness the exploration of Cantabria (SP) and Friesland (NL), featuring a farm, a restaurant, a church, a school, a train station, the people, the animals, and the landscapes. The purpose? To uncover the underlying narrative that intertwines these two streets, in order to shed light on the grander tale of Europe itself. What secrets do they share, and what can we learn from them? More later! 👋

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Read read read! ⁣📚 ⁣ And watch some snippets of the film I made together with @jacopo_planet. Now on view at the Melkweg in Amsterdam, exhibition runs until 9 October. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 📸 @lottespekphotography

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Following on from two previously published books in this Touchy series, there is now 'Memoirs of Masculinity: The More You Play With It, The Harder It Gets'.⁣ ⁣ First presented at the Sandberg Graduation Show '22 and in Rozenstraat Gallery, and soon also at the Graduation Show '22 in Melkweg Expo. Come and see. ✨⁣ ⁣ Concept by Jonathan Hielkema, Sanne Pieters, and Manus Nijhoff.⁣ Design and illustrations by the delirious Manus Nijhoff.⁣ ⁣ The book is for sale [€10] at Touchy’s or Jonathan's website (see bio). Soon also available offline: more later! 👋

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Some pics of the installation @ Sandberg Graduation Show 2022.

Photos by Tommy Smits (documentommy)

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Meet my wonderful colleagues at Touchy Studios. The place where I feel happy and safe for four years already 🤍 ⁣ Next week we have open studios and you are all welcome to come and have a chat and see our works. Thanks to @bermuda.open 👀