1.10.2018
Lecture
Matthijs de Bruin & Cecilia Vallejos
Matthijs de Bruijne’s practice is a result of being in political collaboration with trade unions and labor organizations. Working in Argentina in December 2001 in the middle of social conflict and a bankrupt state, de Bruijne learned that the artist can be more than a reflective outsider and can work within political struggles. He was invited to work as an artist for the Dutch Union of Cleaners and Domestic Workers in 2010, creating their visual identity.
Cecilia Vallejos is an artist and researcher, and worked as a theatre director and dramaturge scripting performances based on testimonial narratives (2003–2014). Since 2011, she collaborates with Domestic Workers of the Union of Cleaners (FNV) and visual artist Matthijs de Bruijne to produce videos and publications for the group’s ongoing struggle to legalize their labor.