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Those close to her knew her as a special woman who gave colour to life, literally and figuratively. Ten years ago, Marijn Bax started to photograph Mar in her house, fascinated by the fusion between her movements and the walls and furniture, as well as by the colours and fabrics surrounding her. It soon grew into an intense collaboration and friendship. About their working together, Mar would always say, “Do something with this when I am no longer here.” The day that she passed, Bax knew precisely what that “something” should be: an artist’s book, not about Mar, but from Mar, just as colourful and clever as she herself had been.

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On a whim, I spent an hour with the wonderful Art-Book you gave us early this morning, coffee in hand…
 
I loved going through its pages one by one, the different sizes, textures, reading the “stories” and the images they evoke, piecing together my own narrative, the way the clothing is patched and pieced together  - a book of visible mending and viewpoints on a life, no various lives lived and still living … 
 
It was a wonderful and very touching experience that set the tone for me for this day: a little sad, but grateful for and conscious about the duality of the fragility and strength of life!
SMA BOOKCLUB 2018

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Thanks to the Mondriaan Fund & Harten Fund 

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