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About (good) intentions

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About (good) intentions

by Naomi Ronner

After a peaceful protest on Women’s Right and the Gulf States turned into a riot, Sheila loses the core of her faith. Instead of letting her become a hermit, Eddy shows up every Saturday at her doorstep dragging her back into the world. As their dynamic unfolds, the story examines the uneasy interplay between intention, dependency and the limits of intervention.

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Edward Hopper, Gas, 1940. Olie op doek, 66,7 x 102,2 cm. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 577.1943.

art

The Paradoxes of Silence and Sound: Finding Meaning in a Noisy World

by Caroline Schillemans

Through the work of Edward Hopper, Caroline Schillemans seeks to explore and find some sort of meaning behind the silence that pervades both in art and in the act of watching art.

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Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

by An-Katrien Callebaut

‘We may not be children anymore, but don’t forget that we will always remain mom’s children.’ After watching Jeanne Dielman from Chantal Akerman, An-Katrien reflected on motherhood, unpaid labour and mundane routines.

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Akimbo is an online magazine and platform aiming to bring together Art, Books, and Culture. We focus on contemporary complexities, riveting essays, aesthetic inspirations, the internal turmoil of 20-year-olds and other stories waiting to be told.

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Through an interdisciplinary and transhistorical approach we are committed to open up conversations on literature, contemporary art and popular culture, which should remain accessible to everybody regardless of their education and background.

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