MANON DE BOER
I
see the people I love as endless worlds to explore and slowly get to
know 
feel
that truth is installed in the relation with the ‘other’,
not elsewhere am
conscious of how people express themselves through language 
consider
W. Gombrowicz’ book ‘Ferdydurke’ an important point
of reference like
Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Scenes from a Marriage’ for its sharp,
psychoanalytical portrayal of human relationships felt
light and deeply impressed after seeing Tino Seghal’s work at Galerie
Jan Mot, because of its precision in relation to the art world and the
notion of the other live
in Brussels am
curious about and interested in working with other people like
Francis Alÿs’ work, especially in the way he starts with ordinary
experiences, and was happy to read in an interview with him that he sees
it as quite natural that not all collaborations are successful feel
biographical facts are killing the truth am
transparent am
between 30 and 40 years old studied
at the Rijks Academy in Amsterdam am
a multimedia artist don’t
surrender easily to group directives have
a free and independent mind am
looking for passion, lightness, freedom and truth sometimes
looks like a character from a comic strip listen
to everything from Glen Gould piano music to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs find
that listening to the vibes of Roy Ayer’s music evokes happy memories
of my youth in the 60’s and 70’s was
inspired by the films and plays of Marguerite Duras, among others 
need
language to describe the word-less in life the
song ‘Daydream Nation’ by Sonic Youth strongly evokes for
him an experience of ‘living in the moment’ feel
a happy sense of nostalgia coming over me when in bars music of the 80’s
is being played was
impressed by the way the film ‘Apocalypse Now’ shows what
the experience of horror can do to people December
16, 2003 spent
July 2003 in Europe feel
an inner calm coming over me when listening to Alfred Brendel’s
piano playing feel
Brazilian music is especially suitable for listening to in the winter am
inspired by Henry Miller’s writing and his search for freedom
and non-conventional ways of living his life like
spicy food and sometimes talk to my Spanish pepper plants in order
to encourage them to carry fruits watching
Pippi Longstocking still makes me feel cheerful October 3, 2004
is never bored except in situations where he doesn’t feel he has enough space to fantasize or think
identifies more with cats than with dogs
enjoys it when people and things have a strong sensual side to them
thinks Chantal Akerman has an extraordinary talent for depicting women in a profound yet light manner
finds that listening to South American music often makes her long to go on a big journey to South America
think that the big advantage of Berlin is the amount of space there is both in terms of living conditions and in the city itself
likes the concept of VPRO’s ‘Zomergasten’ (‘Summer guests’) programme, although she thinks it used to be better a few years ago
is well-informed about what’s happening culturally in Belgium and Holland
likes Laurie Anderson’s song ‘Oh Superman’ very much, especially the startling word-play, 'So hold me Mom/ In your long arms/ Your petrochemical arms/ Your military arms...'
has a strong feeling that the world is becoming bigger and bigger instead of smaller and smaller, as is often said in relation to new developments in communication technology
What I know or imagine
From Manons website
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Frame of reference