Ricky Doornbos

artistiek onderzoek - documentair - educatie - sociaal-maatschappelijk - taal

Ricky Doornbos is a documentary artist with a keen interest in cultural history, blending this passion with his expertise in education. Juggling roles as an artist, art educator and primary school teacher, language has emerged as a central theme, a dynamic link connecting overlapping professions. As an artist, Ricky's work is a mixture of visual exploration and research of diverse cultural narratives. Simply put: both visual language like arts, our various cultural histories and 'traditional' educational forms of language such as reading, listening, speaking and writing are all ways of telling stories. Ricky believes that by exploring and expanding what we mean by language, we can discover a more diverse and meaningful way of expressing ourselves.

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    • Utopia or Dystopia

    Lezing

    • 31-05-2023 t/m 08-06-2023
    • In samenwerking met: Elian Somers
    • Locatie: Willem de Kooning Academie, Rotterdam
    • Together with artist Elian Somers and teacher Karlijn Souren, Ricky set up a series of lectures and inspiration sessions for first and second-year students at Wdka. Elian's work and research about utopia and dystopia within architecture, mythology, and history were the central vantage point from where discussions, book readings, and film clips circulated around this central theme.

    Das Rosarium

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 08-02-2017 t/m 12-02-2017
    • In samenwerking met: Art Week Rotterdam
    • Locatie: Delftseplein, Rotterdam
    • A visual research that examines Soviet monuments and graves in and around Berlin, Germany. After World War II, it was enshrined in the so-called two plus four treaty that Germany is obliged to maintain Russian war memorials and graves in perpetuity. This exhibition, that was well before the current Russian conflict with the west, was aimed at the re-shaping perceptions of the present and future.

    The Wanderers

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 11-02-2019 t/m 17-02-2019
    • Locatie: Rotterdam Art Week, Rotterdam
    • In 1936, there was a grand tour undertaken by the Japanese Emperor in Hokkaido. It was a large scale military exercise and Imperial propaganda tour in order to bind the local people of Hokkaido to the Empire. It also was to be the Emperors last tour with the divine status as Ikegami, or living kami (God). During the Rotterdam Art Week, I was able to present the work.
    • https://rotterdamartweek.com/

    Aikido & Spatial Design

    Workshop

    • 06-10-2021 t/m 13-10-2021
    • In samenwerking met: Tycho van der Meulen
    • Locatie: Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam
    • Together with guest teacher Tycho van der Meulen, who is a skilled Aikido teacher, I have designed and performed a special workshop for first year Spatial Design students at the wonderful (and hidden) gym at Willem de Kooning Academy. The series of workshops questioned the concepts of Spatial Design from various directions, offering students new perpectives within their professional field.

    Live for the Future, Long for the Past

    Tentoonstelling / presentatie

    • 01-07-2017 t/m 05-07-2017
    • Locatie: Yoho Mid Town, Yuen Long
    • Live for the Future, Long for the Past researches various elements that capture the current times of Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s present situation is both complex and frail with mayor political and social transitions taking place. Its inhabitants wander amidst the echoes of the past, charting a course through an uncertain future. Here in Hong Kong, I was able to show the first results of the ongoing project.

    Learning Community

    Opdracht

    • 15-03-2023 t/m 14-04-2023
    • In samenwerking met: Hogeschool Rotterdam
    • Locatie: Diverse, Rotterdam
    • A practical study on the impact of new teaching methods on students' learning processes, with specific attention to cooperative learning methods and game-related activities (ludodidactics) as a possible supplement. The practical study targets educational institutions and policymakers in making evidence-based decisions to enhance education.

    Design your city on a new planet

    Workshop

    • 01-05-2023 t/m 08-05-2023
    • In samenwerking met: Stichting BOOR
    • Locatie: Daltonschool de Margriet, Rotterdam
    • In these workshop lessons students from group 4 and 5 in primairy school progress from studying medieval cities to envisioning a futuristic metropolis. Utilizing the "See, Think, Wonder" method, they analyze historical cityscapes, fostering critical thinking and observation skills. Transitioning to the present, they examine modern urban environments through the lens of Rotterdam.

    Space Alphabet

    Workshop

    • 09-03-2022 t/m 17-03-2022
    • In samenwerking met: Stichting BOOR
    • Locatie: Diverse , Rotterdam
    • An assignment that I designed and executed together with a fellow artist for groups 4 and 5 of elementary schools. Take a good look around the classroom. Everything consists of shapes. Just like with constellations, if we connect the 'dots', we can find letters. Each group will be given two rolls of painter's tape to make the connections. We will tape off the letters we find to make them visible. We're creating our own constellations (letters) in our own galaxy! (the classroom)