I’m Cindy Moorman. Visual artist. Among other things. I call my work Scripted Gatherings. Carefully composed playing fields where I temporarly connect people, objects and ideas. To search for shapes that give form to connection. Because how does connection actually happen? Suddenly there’s something in-between. Like in tug-of-war. But what? When does connection begin or end?
Within my temporary choreographed spaces, I shape every element: from hand-tufted carpets, embroidered sashes and painted scripts to colorful stamps. Each element invites participation—enticing you to think along, search, and engage
Perhaps you’ve already stepped into my work. At the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Museum Voorlinden, Museum Arnhem, Paradiso Amsterdam, Kunstverein Ahlen, or elsewhere. Or maybe you’ve heard me speak about it on NPO Radio 4, Kunst is Lang, Amsterdam FM Tenjinyama Studio (JP) or in Het Parool. If so, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Not yet? Or curious for more? Two of my works: the Conga Line Dancers, the Explorers, the Observers and the Team and the Guide can be seen permanently at Levvel and De Alliantie at Tafelbergweg 8 in Amsterdam. I look forward to crossing paths somewhere along the way.
Or drop me a line and we’ll set our own place and time.
My ongoing search is regularly made possible with the support of the Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts, Stichting Stokroos, PPO Development Budget, Niemeyer Foundation, Amarte Fund, and many others. Endless thanks to them!
In Other words
“Cindy Moorman’s art breaks through object-orientation. In her work, the encounter takes centre stage. The visual spectacle may be present, may be seen, but it plays a supporting role.” — Marli Huijer, philosopher
“The performance playfully sharpens the roles of performer, art professional and artwork, in an environment where seeing and being seen is the norm.” — Sanneke Huisman, curator
“She removes the noise and the clutter until an essence remains… fundamental structures become increasingly visible.” — Maaike Lauwaert, curator
“By bringing performers and audience together as representatives of the ‘We’, Moorman succeeds in powerfully visualising the complex phenomenon of group dynamics.” — Jakob Van Den Broucke, writer
“An ode to solidarity: without the collective, the individual would never have broken free.” — Lieneke Hulshof, curator
“The work invites participation, making the audience part of a collective choreography of symbols, light, and sound – until the ‘we’ simply emerges.” — Bob Witman, critic
“You see and hear how a group of people detaches from you, forms itself before your eyes, becomes a unity. Then the realisation dawns that, through their separation, you too are reshaped into a group… Rarely do you experience this so consciously as during a performance by Cindy Moorman.” — Richtje Reinsma, artist
“The uncertainty of connection stands almost in direct contrast to the certainty you create with your scripted gatherings.” — Noor Spanjer, journalist
“Stilled in time, very slow, very gradual. It was a sculpture, a sculptural work.” — Hanne Hagenaars, curator
