Diamonds in the Sky, 2013
A three month artist’s residency period in Het Vijfde Seizoen, on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital in De Dolder, The Netherlands. April – May – June, 2013. Pilot project of the Mondriaan Fund.
During the residency period in Het Vijfde Seizoen (The Fifth Season), Janssen collaborated with a group of patients of the various pavilions of the hospital. Together they produced around 100 Tantric Hinduïstic meditation drawings, five hand made wooden ladders and a huge hammock for the garden of the hospital. For more information about this working period aat the Fifth Season and the works, read the blog on the website of Mr. Motley: http://www.mistermotley.nl/art-everyday-life/diamonds-sky-part-4
Project Presentation at Museum Het Dolhuys, Haarlem.6-10/17-11-2013. (images above)
Final presentation of the drawings in the studio in Het Vijfde Seizoen 27-10-2013: