Anna Zadra is an Austrian conceptional artist and stage designer. In her work she focuses on man and his relationship to space. She visited Le Clos de Saman to develop and research her own view on conceptual art. In this period she created, compiled and collected materials and idea’s in the environment and our space to research and find the role in a future work. … Continuer de lire Anna Zadra (2021)

During the summer of 2021 we welcomed Jacobien to our space, who eventually got interested in what she could do with objects she found around the house. As short as within two weeks, beside visiting mountaintops, the remains of a Romain villa and having a swim every early morning, she created three pieces in raw clay. At the moment they’re stocked in the cellar, where … Continuer de lire Jacobien van der Weij (2021)

Clement brought his whole studio to Le Clos de Saman in order to finish an assignment. Meanwhile Lisa Frairpont followed her daily yoga routine and paired this with baking one loaf of bread each day. By changing the recipe slightly each time, she would try to come closer to the right one. They managed to escape in the period of two lockdowns and use our … Continuer de lire Clément Marion & Lisa Frairpont (2020)

The way Alfred is drawing a landscape or a single tree, is similar to how birds scan their environment. It’s almost as if he copies their sharp knife-like movements, in the way he looks and draws at the same time. Alfred Brand is a Dutch painter. Continuer de lire Alfred Brand (2019)

In the two weeks that Maarten has visited Le Clos De Saman, he meditated in absolute silence during the first week. The second week he joined our daily activities and worked in our garden.  Dutch writer, curator and specialist Maarten Sprenger has worked in education as a teacher and entrepreneur, specialising in children’s information and online search behaviour. Being a former teacher at the Gerrit … Continuer de lire Maarten Sprenger (2019)