{"id":4094,"title":"Starthuisje [Starting House]","dimensions":"28 x 10 x 12.5 cm","date_begin":"1991-01-01","material":"steel, plaster","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":5,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"construction","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"BK5968","stream_count_app":39,"permalink":"starthuisje-starting-house","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":"http://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/583/medium_500/K%C3%B6rmeling__0006_John__Strathuisje__01__1991___foto_Syb%27l_S._-pictures.jpg?1343305693","cached_actor_names":"John Körmeling","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/011/583/large/K%C3%B6rmeling__0006_John__Strathuisje__01__1991___foto_Syb'l_S._-pictures.jpg?1343305693","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThis model of a starter\u0026rsquo;s hut is the design for one of the few projects realised by the Dutch artist John K\u0026ouml;rmeling. This odd building has stood at the rowing match site at Harkstede near Groningen in the Netherlands since 1992.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;Although I do have a penchant for conceptual art, I find durable projects great fun. My first building, the Starting House, has now been standing at the rowing competition course in Harkstede for ten years. It isn\u0026rsquo;t being used anymore, because they\u0026rsquo;ve discovered that it\u0026rsquo;s too windy there to row! They have now given the wind some purpose by setting up windmills there, but the Starter\u0026rsquo;s Hut is deserted. It\u0026rsquo;s a pity. If I were to drive past it, not knowing who had designed it, I would certainly take a photo because I think it\u0026rsquo;s so beautiful. I like that, art that confuses you, where you have to make a mental adjustment to understand it.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp; (John K\u0026ouml;rmeling)\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eJohn K\u0026ouml;rmeling studied architecture. But he does not like linear solutions, compromises, or purely functional or decorative things. So it is easier for him to use his energy, creativity and absurd ideas as an artist rather than as an architect, although his fascination with space can be felt in all his work.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eDeze maquette van een starthuisje is het ontwerp van \u0026eacute;\u0026eacute;n van de weinige daadwerkelijk gerealiseerde projecten van de Nederlandse kunstenaar John K\u0026ouml;rmeling. Het eigenzinnige starthuisje staat sinds 1992 aan een wedstrijdroeibaan te Harkstede nabij Groningen in Nederland.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u0026quot;Hoewel ik wat heb met conceptuele kunst vind ik duurzame projecten erg prettig. Mijn eerste bouwwerk, Starthuisje, staat nu tien jaar aan de wedstrijdroeibaan in Harkstede. Het wordt niet langer gebruikt, want men heeft ontdekt dat het daar te hard waait om te roeien! Aan de wind heeft men nog betekenis gegeven door er windmolens neer te zetten, maar Starthuisje staat er verlaten bij. Jammer. Als ik er voorbij zou rijden, niet wetende wie het heeft gemaakt, dan zou ik zeker een foto maken omdat ik het z\u0026oacute; mooi vind. Kunst die verwart, waarvoor je wat moet bijsturen in je hoofd om het te begrijpen, daar houd ik van.\u0026quot; (\u003c/em\u003eJohn K\u0026ouml;rmeling)\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eJohn K\u0026ouml;rmeling is van opleiding architect. Hij houdt echter niet van rechtlijnige oplossingen, compromissen, het louter functionele of het zuiver decoratieve. Zijn energie, creativiteit en absurde idee\u0026euml;n kan hij dan ook eerder kwijt als kunstenaar dan als bouwmeester, hoewel zijn fascinatie voor ruimte in al zijn werk voelbaar blijft.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCette maquette d\u0026#39;une maison de d\u0026eacute;part est le concept de l\u0026#39;un des rares projets effectivement r\u0026eacute;alis\u0026eacute;s de l\u0026#39;artiste n\u0026eacute;erlandais John K\u0026ouml;rmeling. Cette maison de d\u0026eacute;part particuli\u0026egrave;re se trouve au bord d\u0026#39;un bassin de comp\u0026eacute;tition \u0026agrave; Harkstede, pr\u0026egrave;s de Groningen aux Pays-Bas, depuis 1992.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u0026laquo;\u0026nbsp;Bien que je me sente \u0026agrave; l\u0026#39;aise avec l\u0026#39;art conceptuel, j\u0026#39;adore les projets durables. Ma premi\u0026egrave;re construction, Starthuisje (la maison de d\u0026eacute;part), se trouve au bord d\u0026#39;un bassin de comp\u0026eacute;tition \u0026agrave; Harkstede depuis dix ans. Il n\u0026#39;est plus utilis\u0026eacute; car il s\u0026#39;est av\u0026eacute;r\u0026eacute; que le vent souffle trop fort \u0026agrave; cet endroit pour faire de l\u0026#39;aviron ! Une signification a \u0026eacute;t\u0026eacute; donn\u0026eacute;e au vent gr\u0026acirc;ce \u0026agrave; des moulins mais la Starthuisje est abandonn\u0026eacute;e. Dommage. Si je passais devant, ne sachant pas qui l\u0026#39;a faite, je prendrais certainement une photo car je la trouve tellement jolie. J\u0026#39;aime l\u0026#39;art qui d\u0026eacute;concerte, qui oblige \u0026agrave; r\u0026eacute;orienter un peu ses r\u0026eacute;flexions pour le comprendre.\u0026nbsp;\u0026raquo; (John K\u0026ouml;rmeling)\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eJohn K\u0026ouml;rmeling est architecte de formation. Cependant, il n\u0026#39;aime pas les solutions rectilignes, les compromis, ce qui est purement fonctionnel ou purement d\u0026eacute;coratif. Il est plus \u0026agrave; m\u0026ecirc;me d\u0026#39;exploiter son \u0026eacute;nergie, sa cr\u0026eacute;ativit\u0026eacute; et ses id\u0026eacute;es absurdes en tant qu\u0026#39;artiste qu\u0026#39;en tant que ma\u0026icirc;tre d\u0026#39;oeuvre, bien que sa fascination pour l\u0026#39;espace reste perceptible dans toute son oeuvre.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":693,"name":"John Körmeling","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}