31 juli 2015

Printmaking



Brief - Anje Claeys - 1/1 2005


Gene therapy alters the genetic code
Take an ordinary letter and change a few words
It could have a totally different outcome

In a world of dazzling internet and virtual messaging,
I keep on preferring the old-fashioned letter,
written by hand, words carefully chosen as they wander by

Next, add the envelope and the stamp
and search for the red postoffice box from where
the slow and often long journey can start

Slow messaging
Slow traveling
Slow art

A lot like printmaking.
Takes a long journey to create the perfect matrix for the perfect print in the perfect color.
So many things can go wrong, making it imperfect thus incredibly perfect.

Exactly why I love it all that much.


--

'Brief' is the Flemish word for letter.


24 juli 2015

Neurotransmittor



Verbonden? - Anje Claeys - 1/1 2006


Sometimes, when you meet someone, you can really feel 'connected'.
At least, I know how it feels.

As if you know each other for a million years.

I wonder what it is that happens then, chemically.
Would there be some kind of interspacial synaps?
Perhaps an unidentified kind of neurotransmitter chasing through extraphysical space?
I'd love to know all about that mechanism.

Is there a answer that fits into the current paradigm?
I guess not...


23 juli 2015

Excitement



Sekwentie 1 - Anje Claeys - 1/1, 2005


This is not a painting
It is a print
Made on a printing press
Handmade

Imagine Watson and Crick
1953
Unraveling the structure of DNA
Their excitement

Printmaking is also about excitement,
passion
A dream coming true
A never ending story


22 juli 2015

Virology



Mutation Rate - Anje Claeys - 1/1 2005


Trained as a scientist
Master in Virology
PhD in Medical Sciences

And now, in daily life, printmaker...

Sometimes mutation rates can be really high


21 juli 2015

Explanation



Soulmates - Anje Claeys - 1/1 2006


Could there be a scientific explanation for a soulmate experience?
I wonder...

Most probably not.


20 juli 2015

Poem


Turquoise - Anje Claeys - 1/1, 2006


Scientific poetry

Scientific scenery
Neurons looking for connection
DNA sequences unraveled

A poem
Perhaps a leave
Faded memories

As her favorite color was turquoise