CHANTAL VEUGEN     Photography and Poetry
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The foundation Kunstgebouw has developed three new exhibitions for Kunstmenu. These projects will be seen in the classrooms of the province Zuid-Holland in the Netherlands. LIFE IN THE GUTTER is one of these projects.

The project Life in the gutter is being translated into an education programme for children at the elementary school grade 5 and 6. In a playful way it introduces the students to art.

The website www.splatsj.nl shows a page of LIFE IN THE GUTTER where you can see films, an interactive programme for students and a photo album. During the year the schools can show there photo’s of the project here.

For this project there was a film made about the artist Chantal Veugen. To view this film click here

19 January 2010 the projects where presented to the province Zuid-Holland. To see the photo’s of this event click here.
For more information www.kunstgebouw.nl

 
 
Graditude 
 Thoughts of poetry
  
  Shall I go to India in April or October. What will I eat today, shall I make something or order take out. My father tells me I only have luxury problems and maybe he is right. Why should I have to worry about anything?

In the Netherlands we live in luxury. It is save to walk in the streets at night, if you don’t have a job there is social welfare, enough food, clean water and a good health system. Why should we have to worry about anything?

Is it in the nature of humans of wanting to improve, to learn, and grow. Always thinking how can we can do better. With the consequence that we are always looking at the things that are not good, the things we can improve.We can become blind of the wonderful things we have. To have a great life but not being able to see it because we think things should be different, better.

Gratitude for the things we have, for what is present, what ever it is. Not wanting to change anything makes us appreciate life the way it is.

 
 
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