Let’s Go Out consists of a live choreographed parade (1), typeface Rumori (2), printed matter (3). In collaboration with: Paul Bailey (graphic design), Robert Platz (composer) Wolfgang Delnui (conductor) Paul McNeil (typographer). Thanks to: Lydia Wong (seamstress). Host: Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht.
‘Let’s Go Out’ was an action developed in collaboration with graphic designer Paul Bailey, which re-published the Futurist manifesto ‘L’Arte dei rumori’ written by Luigi Russoloin correspondence with Francesco Pratella in 1913-14. This act of re-publishing took its form upon banners and signs containing the original Italian sounds categorised by Russolo, held high in the hands of… see project
A photo series (6 images) about students falling asleep in the library of Cooper Union School for the Advancement of Science and Arts.
The series have been exhibited by Museum De Paviljoens, Museum Het Domein and published by magazines such as The Gentlewoman, Vrij Nederland and Octavo Publishers. “Tijdens haar studie aan de Cooper Union Academy for the Advancement of Science and Arts in New York fotografeerde Yeb Wiersma deze studenten, die ze slapend aantrof in de… see project
A permanent lightwork commisioned by Nairs, Art in Engiadina (CH) for the exhibition Transit with Roman Signer, Rahel Hegnauer amongst others, 2004
V-Effekte is a light work, installed from 2004 onwards on the roof of the international artist-in-residence program in Nairs, Switzerland. The artist’s house, an old bathhouse situated in the mountain valley beside the river Inn, creates a situation of isolation where invited arts are able to grow and develop their practice. Although the international artists’ residency has… see project
Storyville -The New Collection was realized for the ‘New Public Library’ in Almere. It consists of; (1) fiction collection of existing novels coming from the artist’s private collection, (2) publication and (3) series of workshops. Commissioned by Museum de Paviljoens and The New Library.
Between 2007-2009 Wiersma hosted a series of workshops ‘Storyville’ at Site 2F7, a construction- and wasteland area in between Museum de Paviljoens and the new to build public library of the developing city of Almere. Unhindered by restrictive regulations or zoning, children and adolescents – guided by the artist – explored the construction sites, gathering bricks, plants, plastic… see project
Text for KABK (The Hague) on nature’s ‘special effects’ for the site 1.000things
Fragment No.1 (In Dutch): ‘Ga op je hurken zitten, met de beide voeten tegen elkaar aan, zodat de stroom niet via het ene been naar boven en via het andere been naar beneden kan’, vertelt Frank Lane die ik zojuist op Google ontmoette, dat uitgestrekte landschap waar ik me dikwijls in verlies. Hij vervolgt, ‘de… see project
Guest editor, writer and image maker for the Dutch contemporary visual art magazine Mister Motley.
Contributions to several issues over the last years regarding the work of others. Her Wild Thinking (2012) – On the practice of visual artist Christy Gast whom Wiersma interviewed at her studio in Miami, Florida. Fragment (In Dutch): Een denkbeeldig gesprek vindt plaats tussen twee New Yorkers, die al pratende en druk gebarend door de straten… see project
Guest editor of Lost and Found
Lost and Found hosts monthly evenings of stray images in and around Amsterdam. Yeb Wiersma contributed for the following editions: Artis Bibliotheek, 2013 De Oude Kerk, 2013 Steim, 2014 De Drie Heuvelen, 2014 Muziekgebouw, 2014 Trippenhuis, 2015 Selection of contributions made by: Jacqueline de Dansschutter on a faeces’ journey Mathias Ringgenberg dancing while peeing Miek Zwamborn… see project
Workshop for students Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Academy of Fine Arts, Amsterdam
How to describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it and its motion in response to said forces? Series of site-visits, movement- and collaborative exercises and interventions for the students of the Jewelry Department of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. Offering tools in terms of physical- and sensual knowledge making and affirm… see project
A literary feuilleton distributed on September 26, 27 and 28 created in collaboration with Vanessa Hudig. Commissioned by FOAM & Liefde in de Stad, Paradiso, 2009. Concept and script: Hudig & Wiersma. Texts: Vanessa Hudig. Photography: Wiersma. Graphic Design: Bart de Baets & Veronica Ditting.
For three successive days every citizen of Amsterdam could witness – in ‘real’ time – the unraveling, fictitious story of Felix and Lucy’s brief affair and their whereabouts in Amsterdam by freely subscribing to the ‘Paradise Lost Editions. The form and narration of this feuilleton was loosely based on the published film scripts of the French… see project
Surveillance — a ‘life & site’ specific project in collaboration with Lotte Geeven hosted by West, The Hague.
For the project Surveillance, Lotte Geeven & Yeb Wiersma collaborated to claim the Stationsbuurt in The Hague – as their work and research area. In the course of a month, this area of about one square kilometre became a dynamic space, in which the mechanism of observing is scrutinized in a rough manner with various… see project