ieke Trinks

performance - samenwerking - artistiek onderzoek - publieke ruimte - audiovisueel

I create performances and performative works that take place in both art galleries, in the street, and other semi-public spaces, where the work often functions as an intervention or interaction with the environment and the public. Many of my performances are an expression of language in relation to and object, but can also be about the translation of a live event, such as of performance art pieces. In my recent work I reuse discarded materials, but also (re)use (archive) material from other artists, and make it visible in a new context. Collaboration is an essential part of what I do. I am part of the performance collective TRICKSTER since 2008, and I have organized performance art events with the artist run initiative PAE since 2010.


Water management - Equinox - same but different, a group performance on the square the Hof in Dordrecht, organized by Lodge 222, photo by Frans van Lent, March 26, 2023
No answers, just observations - Performance consisting of 4 parts. In the last part I create a giant Thonga (newspaper bag) with audience participation. 1Shantiroad, Bangalore, India, January 19, 2023.
Celebrating Thonga - This performance was created during my stay in the outskirts of Kolkata. I noticed the use of newspapers being sold to garbage collectors, and resold to little shops with recycle materials. Some old newspapers are readapted to little bags for shops to put their products in. Around the recycling of newspapers, and the economics of used materials in India, I find intriguing. I created two performances using old newspapers that I bought from the little shop with recyclables. Chander Haat, Kolkata, photo by Pradip Das, December 30, 2022.
Indian Bicycle - During the first weeks of my experiences in the North of India I felt connected to this typical Indian worker class bicycle. The traffic in the cities and the streets are busy and used by all sorts of vehicles. Particular bicycles and the transportation of large numbers of objects made me think of movable art sculptures. I borrowed this bicycle from a member of the university's staff. The materials that I constructed on it were found on the campus and the neighborhoods around. Jaipur Art Summit, at the Jawaji University, Gwalior, India, December 12, 2022.
Unsacking - I've worked a lot with discarded materials (mostly plastics) from streets around the world. When I traveled to India, I wanted a change of focus, and looked at materials that can be fully decomposed by nature. At the Sabji Mandi (fruit and vegetable) market I re-encountered the jute sack. At market I untangled one of these old jute sacks with my bare hands, until it was fully transformed into a heap of rope. It took me about 6 and a half hour. in_process, Chandigarh, India, December 11, 2022, photo by Keshav Soni.
The New Currency (Free Treatment) - BUT Film Festival I know since 2008, and it stands for B movies, Underground, and Trash. I was invited to perform in their program, and created a stage piece playing with the commercial jargons in advertisements. Many public speakers speak like they have been trained to sound all the same. I wanted to be the opposite, like the "shit" that I brought with me in my trash bags. The "shit" I had carefully selected from the litter that is everywhere along the roads and streets in my neighborhood. BUTFF, Breda, September 3, 2022.
Handing out Hearts - During my internship at the Pauluskerk, I joined Marcha van den Hurk's atelier and the group of several regular Pauluskerk visitors. With her group of artists, Marcha exhibited their Dialogue Drawings in Garage Rotterdam. On an afternoon I was asked to do a performance. I had created one together with "Simon" who has no documents, and lives in the Pauluskerk. He suggested to do something positive, such as to hand out hearts to others. He was not there on that day, but luckily Peter was there to help me. Garage Rotterdam, July 16, 2022, photo by Nandu Menon.
Museum voor Kapotte Spullen - The temporary Museum voor Kapotte Spullen (Museum for Broken Things) shows objects collected from residents in the vicinity of the art route Kunst & Zwalm. Each broken object is accompanied by a short text about the function of the object and how it broke. I generated each text by interviewing the owner of the broken object. Kunstroute Kunst & Zwalm, Sint-Denijs-Boekel, Korsele, Oost-Vlaanderen, August-September, 2021.