For the Record: Urban Imaginaries with Tim Wes
Tim: “in this short documentation the story of the spectators that were there is told. The fact that we documented it means that we can add this little piece of history to the archives and look back in twenty years at this special and unique time in life.”
Tim Wes x Het Nieuwe Instituut
Tim Wes is taking on the role of a pioneer that fights for a place within acknowledged institutes and organisations, in order to create space for a new generation of artists that navigate through different disciplines. “Before this pop-up exhibition took place, I put pressure on the cultural organisations in Rotterdam. On one hand, this was to shed some light onto a dark situation (the beginning of the lockdown), and on the other hand it was as a form of protest, in order to be heard”. “The large group of creators that do not walk the most common paths are still not given the proper attention to, in my opinion”, Tim shares. With the projects that he develops, he tries to embody and represent the group: “I want to show them what happens when these two worlds - the world of creators and the world of institutions - collide and collaborate, and I want to show what possibilities lie ahead. In my opinion, Het Nieuwe Instituut is not afraid to take on a challenge, to take a risk and to experiment. This is why I decided to work with them”.