Photo credits Bo Vloors
Where Are We Going (2023)
Book Launch & Performance
at SB34-The Pool, Brussels
Where Are We Going is the first script in a three-part series of publications and performances. The series delves into the ways we navigate our physical and non-physical surroundings, exploring the ambiguity in language, the ambivalent nature of communication and how these factors shape our perception of the places we occupy.
Where Are We Going is a script that explores the impact and nuances of a shared experience through both spoken and written modes of communication, as well as nonverbal expressions such as gestures. The work is presented in two forms—both as a book and a performance—each presenting the same content in their own distinct way.
The performance explores the spatiality of the dialogue and the architecture of the exhibition space, directed by the layout's structure and typographic cues to convey the movements, perspectives, and voice of each character.
Green top design by Stephanie Becquet
Bookstand design by Pim Heerkens
Screen-printed ribbon by Liselotte Van Daele
With the support of VGC, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, and Cocof
The book unfolds a dialogue between characters embarking on an undefined journey in search of direction, both physically and mentally. Throughout the book, the characters' positions and conditions are in constant motion as they assess each other, occasionally losing sight of one another due to misinterpretation or simply by being misled. The layout of the text reflects these experiences, with alternating lines giving each character a moment of solitude before the next, subtly suggesting their potential actions within the narrative.
Edition of 50 books
Edit and Design by Marjolein Guldentops and Carl Haase
Published by Zero-Desk Editions
Letterpress printed by Megan O’Connell and Armina Ghazaryan
RISO printed images by An Onghena
Bound by Lieve Vandeputte
Screen-printed bookmark by Liselotte Van Daele