Exhibition Opening: 'Where We Land'

OSCAM - Open Space Contemporary Art Museum

Vanity Wezer’s first solo exhibition about belonging and living at her own pace between Suriname and the Netherlands.

OSCAM (Open Space Contemporary Art Museum)

Join OSCAM on Thursday, June 11, for the opening of Where We Land, the first solo exhibition by Paramaribo-based painter <a href="https://www.vanitywezer.nl" title="https://www.vanitywezer.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vanity Wezer</a>, presented as part of the Young OSCAM Art Kitchen (YOAK). In figurative paintings, Wezer captures the quiet, everyday rhythms of life in Suriname and explores how place shapes the way we experience time, inhabit space, and find meaning in the everyday.Working with acrylic on canvas, Wezer brings together scenes from daily life and the natural environment of Suriname. Her paintings reflect the climate, landscape, humidity, light, and stillness of the country, capturing the tension between knowing where you come from and the gradual process of coming home to yourself and your surroundings.Vanity Wezer is a self-taught painter and part of the interdisciplinary creative collective <a href="https://lfmc.nl" title="https://lfmc.nl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LFMC</a> (Lowrey Foley McClane), which offers a multi-rooted perspective within the Dutch creative community. Program7:00PM | Walk-in, welcome drink and sounds by DJ Renski⁠ ⁠ 7:30PM | Guided meditation by Channine⁠ ⁠ 7:50PM | Welcome by Young OSCAM trainee curators Himaya Segawa Ayo and Glenn Bommelé⁠ ⁠ 8:00PM | Welcome by Vanity Wezer⁠ ⁠ 8:05PM | Live performance by Aïcha Gill⁠ ⁠ 8:30PM | DJ Renski⁠ ⁠ 9:30PM | Wrap up ⁠ ⁠ Opening: Where We LandThursday, 11 June, 20267:00PM - 9:30PM@ OSCAM | Bijlmerplein 97, 1102 DB, Amsterdam⁠ (our new location)

_____________________________________________NLOpening: Where We Land Kom op donderdag 11 juni naar de opening van Where We Land, de eerste solotentoonstelling van de in Paramaribo gevestigde schilder Vanity Wezer, gepresenteerd binnen het kader van de Young OSCAM Art Kitchen (YOAK). In figuratieve schilderijen vangt Wezer momenten van landen: de stille, alledaagse ritmes van het leven in Suriname. Haar werk onderzoekt hoe een plek invloed heeft op de manier waarop we tijd ervaren, ruimtes bewonen en betekenis vinden in het alledaagse.Met acrylverf op canvas brengt Wezer scènes uit haar dagelijks leven en de natuur in Suriname samen. Haar schilderijen reflecteren het klimaat, landschap, de luchtvochtigheid, het licht en de stilte van het land, en vangen de spanning tussen weten waar je vandaan komt en het geleidelijk thuiskomen in jezelf en je omgeving.Vanity Wezer is autodidact schilder en onderdeel van interdisciplinair creatief collectief LFMC (Lowrey Foley McClane), dat een multi-geworteld perspectief biedt binnen de Nederlandse creatieve gemeenschap. Opening: Where We LandDonderdag 11 juni 202619:00 – 21:30@ OSCAM | Bijlmerplein 97, 1102 DB, Amsterdam⁠ (onze nieuwe locatie)

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