Caribbean Linked 2

Only Flexible Man

Several years after the rise of the first sculpture of the Flexible Man I decided to make suits based on the Flexible man concept. The first suit was created in 2011 and performed in public spaces in Trinidad & Tobago. For the Caribbean Linked 2 residency at the Ateliers 89 in Aruba I made 4 suits which were used for a performance on the beach side and also on the opening night in the exhibition space. The performers used following words to form their movements in the suits: flexible, aggressive, dominant, dance, humor, uncontrolled and popular. The result is a video of approximately 2 minutes long. This video is inspirational material for upcoming performances.

I appreciate the assistance of:

Rodell Warner, Germille German &  Nicole Smythe-Johnson in the suits as performers

Omar Kuwas for filming

Holly Bynoe for shooting pictures with Mark King’s camera

Ryan Daniel Oduber & Holly Bynoe for editing 

Students inspired by Flexible Man created their own artwork

(images below)

 Salim, Valerie VWO 4

Acton, Fadil VWO 4

Huiswoud, Kailey VWO 4

Zeng, Yvonne VWO 4

Moedjijo, Zahuni VWO 4

Tuinfort, Samenta VWO 4

Menes, Sifra VWO 4

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Life is dynamic, each and every day we experience something fresh 

I Sculpture Paramaribo

Study for a sculpture project in Paramaribo. 

Sculptures will be made of fiberglass. 

Each sculpture will be made especially for a chosen space. 

Each chosen space will have an historically importance for the people living and working in the city.