Yafit Taranto

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum brings together two of the trailblazers of modern art for a unique exhibition running from 25 September 2015 to 17 January 2016. For this exhibition I made a film installation that brings for the first time two series of the masters that were never exhibit before.

Both Edvard Munch and Vincent Van Gogh dreamt of a solo exhibition. Edvard Munch painted “Frieze of Life” series accompanied by his words of poetry. Van Gogh wanted to decorate his whole house with his painting for Paul Gauguin’s visit.  Both their dreams never made it to reality,not while they were alive. Never the less their best paintings were made as part of these series. These days I am making a film installation that brings their series of work into one (virtual) space for the first time.

This week I was rehearsing visuals for ,”Osaka”, a theater show of Ulrike Quade production company. I have ten screens to project on, so the possibilities are endless. Besides that working with people who are truly inspiring, makes my head spin with idea. Isn’t it almost blossom time?

Renewing  my internet site is more exciting than expected. First of all it made me realize how happy I am with Ehud Neahuas’ web-design. It also makes me conjuring what I have done last year and what are my plans and schedule for this year. It reminds me a bit of doing taxes. It’s a dairy made from numbers and names

During the artist residency, we spend most of our time in a black box, for our performance “Get Lost and Disappear’. I felt like I vanished there sometimes.

2015 started in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, where I was Artist in Residence. The art centre is located in a renovated in an old prison, a building full of stories. After the month I spent there I heard many stories, most of them where sad, off course. It made me happy realizing that now the building is used by the community and artist for creativity.