The act of writing, of framing thoughts and ideas within language, is integral to the creative practice. It is one thing to have an idea, it is another thing to say it, let alone write it.
In this light, we’re organising a series of student gatherings, workshops and lectures where students from all corners of the Rietveld & Sandberg community can meet and investigate different approaches to the use of text (in their practice).
The goal of this platform is to articulate the voice of the artist/designer through a communal practice and space. We aim to open up the often insular practice of working with text; to share with others and cultivate a space for collectivity and feedback. A body of many different voices germinating in discourse.
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PDFs of publications generated by Writing Classes can be found under 'Further information' below
20:00-22:00 @ Perdu
glad tidings! writing class is breathing its last breaths and this is our swan song: we are launching the publication 'WC: an unabridged collection' to commemorate and celebrate one year of (but not limited to) writing, reading, breathing, speaking, screaming, hyperventilating, whispering, sharing and caring.
Thursday April 21, 8-10pm @ San Serriffe
with readings by lolilo, mathilde, lucia, fish, luca, jimmy, ANNA TAMM, cemre, vladi, isa & shushu
starting at 8.30pm
13:30-17:00 @ The Gym
13:30-17:00 in RV 218
Please come and join us for the thesis square meeting! The thesis square is a student initiative that aims at helping you with your thesis together with others. Our goal is to provide a student based support group for the thesis. This session, we will be gathering around and thinking along the shape of a square with your theses.
14:00-18:00 in the GYM
Graduating students of Rietveld and Sandberg, Come!
Writing Class returns coming thursday and this time it's all about TRAINS. Hop on for derailed feedback, text on the tracks, reading and contemplating like we're gazing out the window at a landscape rushing by..
Writing Classes are gathering for 9 sessions in October & November of 2021:
WRITING CLASS WORKSHOP WITH CARA TOLMIE: PNEUMA
A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP REVOLVING AROUND BREATH
Edition no. 2 of writing class is nigh. This time around it's all about Vengeance - take it, wreak it, wallow in it.
writing class is present, providing you with an opportunity to end the school year with a pleasant sizzle.
to inaugurate summer, we've arranged a workshop with writer, curator, and dramaturge GIULIA DAMIANI.
10:00-17:00 writing class with Nora Turato
ANNOUNCING the thrill filled launch of Writing Class's springtime collaborative publication: Book of Mediator which contains the pickings and mixings of texts by 13 authors, subjected to each others' whims and edits.
Glad tidings: Writing Class's next student gathering is happening!
!ANNOUNCING! The Next Writing Class:
dear everyone!!!
as you may have guessed from the little (read, large) green posters hanging around school, we are organising a writing workshop!
the workshop will take place during three tuesdays:
hello again,
welcome back to another Writing Class notification.
sorry about the wait! it's finally time to announce some classes that we've planned for us.
the next two gatherings will be (drumroll please) student gatherings so that we may all share and *～get to know each other～*
hello everyone, hello fellow students!
this is an official e-mail. we are reaching out to you, asking for a moment of your time to introduce to you the fruits of our labour: WRITING CLASSES.
as you may or may not know we are running the WRITING CLASSES, one of three new intercurricular programmes. we are isabel, jimena, loïc and shifra and we will be your hosts, facilitators and collaborators for this coming period of reading and/or writing and/or sharing and/or thinking and/or talking and/or crying.
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Isabel Pontoppidan
Jimena Casas
Loic Vandam
Shifra Osorio Whewell
Anna Tamm
2020
real life and online meetings, writing workshops, reading & discussion
hello everyone, hello fellow students!
this is an official e-mail. we are reaching out to you, asking for a moment of your time to introduce to you the fruits of our labour: WRITING CLASSES.
as you may or may not know we are running the WRITING CLASSES, one of three new intercurricular programmes. we are isabel, jimena, loïc and shifra and we will be your hosts, facilitators and collaborators for this coming period of reading and/or writing and/or sharing and/or thinking and/or talking and/or crying.
LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT IS A LENT
we will kick off writing class in 2021 with our first student-gathering on the 12th of February, 13:30-17:00 in K18. if you wish to join us, please e-mail us at rietveldwritingclass@gmail.com
there is limited capacity in the room, unfortunately, but necessarily :s
we submit to the spirit of winter, accepting and respecting its appeal for us to slow down and rest, wrap ourselves up; making an effort to feel warm and protected, simmering cozily while the rain, sleet and snow comes down diagonally outside.
we will gather on friday to commemorate the beginning of the end of winter. we will bring some material to share with you, and afterwards we will host a session of sharing/caring of texts. we perceive texts as anything text-based you are fiddling with - poems, prose, dialogue in freedom, names of electric appliances, supermarket lists, voice notes, song writing, music, theatre pieces.... you name it, we'll take it ! and if you feel like coming without a piece also welcome-welcome!!!
WINTER. HIBERNATION. SLEEPING, EATING, LAPPING UP RARE SUNSHINE, FEELING PITY FOR YOURSELF, FEELING PITY FOR OTHERS, FINDING COMFORT IN THE DUVET, COMFORT IN OTHER BODIES, HOT WATER BOTTLES, HEARTACHE, HEARTBREAK, LONGING, LONELINESS, PINING AWAY, SINGING BALLADS BADLY, INTROVERSION, EXAMINING THE INNER LINING OF YOUR BEING, NAVELGAZING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, TINGLING EXTREMITIES, LOOKING WISTFULLY OUT AT THE RAIN, DRYING YOUR CLOTHES ON THE RADIATOR, WATCHING THE BARE TREE BRANCHES DANCE IN THE HARSH WIND, COOKING COMPLEX CONCOCTIONS, SMOKING, COLD FINGERS ROLLING CIGARETTES OUTSIDE, THE WIND BLOWING ALL OF YOUR TOBACCO AWAY NOT TO MENTION CONSTANTLY PUTTING OUT THE PUNY FLAME OF YOUR LIGHTER, RED FACE, CYCLING HARD INTO THE WIND AND SWEATING AT YOUR DESTINATION, FORCED INTROSPECTION...
big love,
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writing class
gerrit rietveld academie
isabel, jimena, loïc & shifra
