in paradiso version 1,2,3 & 4
In 2018/2019 Bart Drost embroidered 22 jumpsuits. With the naked boys in posh or not-post poses, who have been accompanying him for years - starting at the show boom blauw bas in 1985 - as a model as a kind of stigma on clothing:
"Ah sir, you can do something to me. Even though you will never talk about it, we all know that as a boy you also did these things with all the feelings that could have belonged to it. "
In 2018 he embroidered 11 khaki-colored jumpsuits, which were exhibited under the name 'XL' , in 2019 he added 11 navy blue jumpsuits. With the same boy figures on it. They always form a pair. Together they form a whole. They belong together. They dance quietly, spin their laps. They are touchable. Or are they not? They will find their way. Each time in a different environment, they will always have a different effect under the name 'in paradiso', evoking experience. Until they reach their final destination ...
'in paradiso' - version 1
Presentation at Hubert Nijmegen, July 23th 2019.
The 22 jumpsuits hang in a confined space, that is, there is a fence around it. Visitors cannot touch the suits.
'in paradiso' - version 2
Presentation at Hubert Nijmegen, July 23th 2019.
The 22 jumpsuits hang freely in the room. Visitors can move through the suits and touch and feel the suits.
The 22 jumpsuits hang under a canopy of a farm, moving in the wind in the open air.
'hay' - Presentation at Nielerstrasse 16 Mehr, Germany, August 23th 2019.
The 22 jumpsuits hang on the hayloft of the farm, with only the incoming sun rays as a light source.
Drost would also like to present his project 'in paradiso' at other special locations.
Suggestions are very welcome via bart.drost@hetnet.nl