Narrative Perspectives
2021
A poetic reframing of landscape and transformation







Narrative Perspectives (2021) is a site-specific, interactive installation that reactivates a forgotten beech avenue in a forest into a place for contemplation, slowness, and multiple perceptions. This centuries-old road literally sits in the tension zone between a highway and a protected nature reserve—a no-man's-land where ecology, economy, and silence collide.
Scattered along this path I installed five individual observation posts, designed to place the body in specific positions: lying down, kneeling, looking upside down, or moving to the rhythm of the trees. Each object offers a unique perspective on the landscape, the sound, and the friction of the place. The visitor is invited to look more slowly, to experience both the stillness and the insoluble conflict.
The installation does not impose judgment, but rather heightens attention. It invites for a scenographic walk where natural time and human acceleration intersect. Through physical positioning and sensory stillness, a dialogue arises between the environment and the visitor: Who is watching? Who is moving? And what is actually missed if we pass by too quickly?
In a world where silence is becoming increasingly scarce, Narrative Perspectives aims to provide a space where the body learns to listen again.
“Narrative Perspectives is not just something to look at—it’s a lens through which to see differently” - visitor’s response.
Narrative Perspectives
2021
Five single-person observation posts in Hof te Dieren + walkshop
IJssel Biennale 2021
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Larch, variable dimensions
Commissioned by the IJssel Biennale Foundation
Design: Atelier Heidi Linck
Production and installation in collaboration with: Koos Schaart Adventures