Tumulus Cycli
by Ruchama Noorda
Over the course of several seasons from June 2019, artist Ruchama Noorda transforms the patch of greenery next to our Sluisdeurenloods into Tumulus, a living sculpture and performance site.
Over the course of several seasons from June 2019, artist Ruchama Noorda transforms the patch of greenery next to our Sluisdeurenloods into Tumulus, a living sculpture and performance site.
ruin - n- late Old English, "act of giving way and falling down", from Latin ruina "a collapse, a rushing down, a tumbling down.” - Online dictionary of etymology
Winter is knocking on our door and the Tumulus vegetation is preparing to hibernate. This patch of nature is still holding its green for the most part but some plants have decayed to fall colours...
This spring the woad (Isatis Tinctoria) growing on the Tumulus flowers bright radiant yellow.The Hermitess pandemic shelter is freshly painted with wood tar that was obtained from trees through...
The Tumulus lot is alive with weeds and herbs seeded by the wind or deliberately planted. The woad (lsatis tinctoria) which was planted in 2019 has been partially harvested and used to make woad dye...
In late July and early August 2020, an ornamental hermitage was constructed at the centre of the Tumulus, slightly sunk into the earth. It is built from compacted earth-bags and discarded home...
Since its inception, Tumulus has been slowly changing shape. On Friday, September 13th , 2019, the artist organized a dedication ceremony inaugurating Phase 2 of the project. Visitors were offered a...
The Tumulus lot is alive with weeds and herbs seeded by the wind or deliberately planted.
How, and where to move thousands of kilos of straw and clay? When Mediamatic moved from the Van Gendthallen to the Dijksgracht in 2015, we had to disassemble our freshly built straw office. It was...