https://noemihofstede.com Noëmi Hofstede Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:47:34 +0000 https://noemihofstede.com en https://noemihofstede.com/A-ritual-for-the-broken-heart Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:47:34 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/A-ritual-for-the-broken-heart A ritual for the broken heart (2025) workshops In the aftertalks of our rehearsals of THE MOST ROMANTIC PINK, we realised how powerfull this experience of attachment and detachment was.Together with CORPO, Rotterdam, and artist Femke van Heijningen, we explored what this somatic stillness/movement could mean for people and their partners, sisters, parents, etc.&nbsp;What does being sewn together and detach from it, reveal about the relationship?&nbsp; Click here to watch a short clip from the workshop. <img width="562" height="558" width_o="562" height_o="558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1b30b62d0d383146c93f66f426c8ea1011fe5d51e1df759e7bdf92f05a379b3f/tiny.png" data-mid="251904573" border="0" data-scale="40" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/562/i/1b30b62d0d383146c93f66f426c8ea1011fe5d51e1df759e7bdf92f05a379b3f/tiny.png" />&nbsp; <img width="548" height="558" width_o="548" height_o="558" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c6c2ef81baa1e012824a6cb6dc7f80294c64d0d0a0129c9bab97297bb9da6968/beautifl.png" data-mid="251904764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/548/i/c6c2ef81baa1e012824a6cb6dc7f80294c64d0d0a0129c9bab97297bb9da6968/beautifl.png" /> “I felt like it was a metaphor for our entire relationship. Re-adjusting, trying to find a new comfortable position, being very uncomfortable at times. But even throughout these moments of discomfort.. I felt a strong sense of connection through the belly. The belly connection stayed.”&nbsp;“The belly connection stayed” The workshop was held in small groups with a maximum of 4 couples. Each couple starting in an embracing position. After being sewn together, in their own time, they could detach from one another. Experiences were shared (or not) in the after talk.&nbsp; https://noemihofstede.com/THE-MOST-ROMANTIC-PINK Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:21:03 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/THE-MOST-ROMANTIC-PINK THE MOST ROMANTIC PINK (2024) conceptual theatre, music A collaborative work between Noëmi Hofstede, Menno van den Ende and Esra Westerburgen. The most romantic pink is a view on modern love, dating and specifically a zoom-in on the moment where a relationship does not seem to work anymore, and one has to detach from the other.&nbsp;Noëmi · LIVE RECORDING: THE MOST ROMANTIC PINK - ACT I <img width="7370" height="4913" width_o="7370" height_o="4913" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6be3ef848d1bbef4bf59806355d669727eac4fa3502acc8769d622b0eef4e4d5/DSCF3290.jpg" data-mid="219383676" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6be3ef848d1bbef4bf59806355d669727eac4fa3502acc8769d622b0eef4e4d5/DSCF3290.jpg" /> <img width="6042" height="4028" width_o="6042" height_o="4028" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d9d910565a48955d658efca05a7e4e241fb1e85ec56e944e90c378533b24c67c/DSCF3414.jpg" data-mid="219383730" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d9d910565a48955d658efca05a7e4e241fb1e85ec56e944e90c378533b24c67c/DSCF3414.jpg" /> <img width="7728" height="5152" width_o="7728" height_o="5152" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cdd65ff73b03ca3b6a3563b7fd41fd6179149f24a88ea94719a51c6729ff25f0/DSCF3425.jpg" data-mid="219383764" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cdd65ff73b03ca3b6a3563b7fd41fd6179149f24a88ea94719a51c6729ff25f0/DSCF3425.jpg" /> https://noemihofstede.com/Never-ending-dress Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:48:01 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Never-ending-dress Never ending dress (2023 - 2024) Experimentele Project Weken, Pictura The ever-growing dress is still growing.December 2023 I came to a sewing class with a clear vision in mind. I wanted to make a dress that was so large that, if i performed in it, people would have to sit and step on it.&nbsp;During the course of several weeks, the dress indeed grew larger and larger. Until I had no more space in my studio to work on it.&nbsp;Thankfully I had the oppertunity during the “Experimental Project Weeks” at Pictura to expand the dress a little further. And show her progress to the world.&nbsp;She remains an ongoing project, even though she has outgrown my sewing skills. Due to the mere size of the dress.&nbsp; <img width="4276" height="3207" width_o="4276" height_o="3207" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1377966361fd9a9af9c361839f018a37da82c60241facc6786a64b275c1373a0/P9150648.jpg" data-mid="218610030" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1377966361fd9a9af9c361839f018a37da82c60241facc6786a64b275c1373a0/P9150648.jpg" /> <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1d135e2b837f5e08229f197a3192dc70b5ed44c8b9cad2d35149cc34b42e500b/zonder-rommel.png" data-mid="251891902" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1d135e2b837f5e08229f197a3192dc70b5ed44c8b9cad2d35149cc34b42e500b/zonder-rommel.png" /> https://noemihofstede.com/Sorry-Corrie-t-was-voor-m-n-moeder Sun, 14 Apr 2024 11:56:38 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Sorry-Corrie-t-was-voor-m-n-moeder “Sorry Corrie, ‘t was voor m’n moeder” (2024) Cardboard Sculpture Het werk “Sorry Corrie, ‘t was voor m’n moeder” is een uit karton opgebouwd poppenhuis. Gemaakt voor de expositie “Gevonden Voorwerpen”. De expositie Gevonden Voorwerpen is tot stand gekomen vanuit het puin uit de sloop van de Vogelbuurt te Dordt. De sloop van de flats is onderdeel van een opknapbeurt van een verloederende wijk, maar oud-bewoners ervaren het als verlies van het thuis. Uit het puin worden voorwerpen gevonden. Bij die voorwerpen horen natuurlijk mensen, en verhalen. Diana Gerritsma tekent door middel van interviews de verhalen van de oud-bewoners op. De organisatie koppelt makers aan oud-bewoners. Ik kies het verhaal van Corrie.&nbsp; Wat me zo aan haar verhaal aangreep is het gegeven dat de fysieke kindertijd van haar zoon is verdwenen. “Hij was nog maar net droog achter de oren, het huis uit, en hup, toen kwam de sloop..”&nbsp;Voor dit werk stelde ik me voor hoe het geweest zou zijn, opgroeien in een appartementje waar de kieren en gaten in de muur zaten. Alles slecht onderhouden is. Ik zocht naar symbolen van huiselijkheid; een piepkleine keuken, met geblokte tegen vloer, iets op het aanrecht was nog afgewassen mocht worden. De speelkamer van een jongen schilderde ik blauw met een grote papieren auto. “Klaar voor het avontuur!” grapt een van de bezoekers nog. Het klopt wel. Om die reden maak ik de achterwand zwart. Alsof we door het sterrenstelsel kunnen reizen. Vervuld van onze dromen.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;In de berging staat nog een kinderfietsje. Hij is er eigenlijk al uitgegroeid. Toch doen we ‘m nog niet weg. En een spiegel waar niemand iets mee moet.&nbsp; Luister hier het verhaal van oud-bewoonster Corrie: https://soundcloud.com/noordendijk7x13a/corrie Lees hier meer over de expositie: https://www.ad.nl/dordrecht/hun-flat-is-gesloopt-en-daarmee-raakten-leo-en-corrie-een-deel-van-hun-leven-kwijt-we-hadden-geen-keuze~a10d4d38/?cb=72f1c748-b9f2-46a1-8ed9-2b9877656ec1&amp;auth_rd=1 <img width="6048" height="4024" width_o="6048" height_o="4024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea3e8d47fa1bd31d304ae99fab3385a9bd12db50a4961388b3075c3442f2e546/KJ1_5649-min.jpg" data-mid="208918114" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea3e8d47fa1bd31d304ae99fab3385a9bd12db50a4961388b3075c3442f2e546/KJ1_5649-min.jpg" /> <img width="4024" height="6048" width_o="4024" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b2acd81a465005bc36eb94795da69ed7e921116bbb8a1cdbd1745fd27de7fde0/KJ1_5732-min.jpg" data-mid="208918115" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b2acd81a465005bc36eb94795da69ed7e921116bbb8a1cdbd1745fd27de7fde0/KJ1_5732-min.jpg" /> <img width="6048" height="4024" width_o="6048" height_o="4024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/574f3e2f8aab35654699022a27cdab30d4aa3c2b075d685baa02efed765c9296/KJ1_5744.jpg" data-mid="208917693" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/574f3e2f8aab35654699022a27cdab30d4aa3c2b075d685baa02efed765c9296/KJ1_5744.jpg" /> <img width="4024" height="6048" width_o="4024" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/33791c22aa38b24a16c3cb65a03cc888d3db2f2e4a5e347c754c256788de63e6/KJ1_5736-min.jpg" data-mid="208918117" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/33791c22aa38b24a16c3cb65a03cc888d3db2f2e4a5e347c754c256788de63e6/KJ1_5736-min.jpg" /> <img width="4024" height="6048" width_o="4024" height_o="6048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dce543b127c6611dbf4d614eae0d02bde00270fcd842b711d9c8ba1aeaea7286/KJ1_5739-min.jpg" data-mid="208918118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dce543b127c6611dbf4d614eae0d02bde00270fcd842b711d9c8ba1aeaea7286/KJ1_5739-min.jpg" /> <img width="6048" height="4024" width_o="6048" height_o="4024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dcbae604c556c96444536ed4a2a5d49af900b88e6148b33a3e9e7f109d3af698/KJ1_5734.jpg" data-mid="208917663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dcbae604c556c96444536ed4a2a5d49af900b88e6148b33a3e9e7f109d3af698/KJ1_5734.jpg" /> https://noemihofstede.com/The-Last-Supper Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:58:08 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/The-Last-Supper The Last Supper (2024) Sculptural installation &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For for real and for forever, I promise, I promise <img width="1080" height="1350" width_o="1080" height_o="1350" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b60d05e867557e61f0ec0062cba5522ecc1d2d5491d5b36ca5780abfa11bb33/last-supper.png" data-mid="251892498" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b60d05e867557e61f0ec0062cba5522ecc1d2d5491d5b36ca5780abfa11bb33/last-supper.png" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/de696e0cee1b3a942ee21ddb62930af2d4f9f120499627e07e34151969668330/asupper.jpg" data-mid="206299219" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/de696e0cee1b3a942ee21ddb62930af2d4f9f120499627e07e34151969668330/asupper.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="4000" width_o="3000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ae10f67b5a59eee099141862ebdbc7fcc615604f78333aa6c1611e42a8abd8f/20240106_152904.jpg" data-mid="206299195" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ae10f67b5a59eee099141862ebdbc7fcc615604f78333aa6c1611e42a8abd8f/20240106_152904.jpg" /> <img width="2100" height="3136" width_o="2100" height_o="3136" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f475dea8c2be142d2ccb8daf9fbd20fde9e229ae71cc8c97b1e297f632652d5/handschoe.jpg" data-mid="206299222" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f475dea8c2be142d2ccb8daf9fbd20fde9e229ae71cc8c97b1e297f632652d5/handschoe.jpg" /> “Thinking of new ways that I can self sabotageOh well, it's too late, my host body mutatesMy head spins, my neck breaks, I love a self sabotage “ - Ashnikko - Worms https://noemihofstede.com/WHO-TRULY-STUCK-THE-KNIFE-IN-FIRST Tue, 16 Jan 2024 15:47:15 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/WHO-TRULY-STUCK-THE-KNIFE-IN-FIRST WHO TRULY STUCK THE KNIFE IN FIRST? (2024) Sculptural installation; pillow knife, discoball droplets ‘Who truly stuck the knife in first?’ explores blame and pain. It delves into the pain that develops during a relationship and the coping mechanisms surrounding it. Is there ever one to blame? Since most pain we carry around is intergenerational. In the end, drawing the conclusion that there is no singularity in blame; all parties are culpable. Love is a two-way street; it takes two (or more ;)) to tango. Who did what? Which behaviors and childhood pains were triggerd? Such dynamics often involve a play between victim and perpetrator. Perhaps to heal we could speak on responsibility rather than blame. <img width="954" height="1032" width_o="954" height_o="1032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/acd3670a314f8347f2b10acfb9a5d37bc10ca5f33e6a8c3eb949bb55f1f2d7cc/niew.png" data-mid="251892085" border="0" data-scale="56" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/954/i/acd3670a314f8347f2b10acfb9a5d37bc10ca5f33e6a8c3eb949bb55f1f2d7cc/niew.png" /> You shrug and it's the worstWho truly stuck the knife in first?&nbsp; Amy Winehouse - You know I’m no good&nbsp; https://noemihofstede.com/Black-Dots-and-Fire-Bugs Sun, 02 Apr 2023 13:44:44 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Black-Dots-and-Fire-Bugs Black Dots and Fire Bugs (2022) field recordings video + performance residency“Black Dots and Fire Bugs” is an invitation to listen. Zoom in on your surrounding. Noëmi · black dots and fire bugs https://noemihofstede.com/Zonnemaire-hoorspel Wed, 22 May 2024 09:44:03 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Zonnemaire-hoorspel “Zonnemaire” (2021) Radio Play Collab Collaboration with Sjaak Broekhoven Noëmi · Zonnemaire was een camping (hoorspel)Noëmi · black dots and fire bugs https://noemihofstede.com/Doppler Fri, 24 May 2024 06:58:21 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Doppler Doppler (2021) Performance Curious about the sounds that are hidden inside of the body, I ordered a doppler off Marktplaats and went on an exploration.&nbsp; There is more to say about this - the female body and her sounds;&nbsp; the breath, the digestive system, the womb - the connotation with pregnancy and the female body is undeniable.&nbsp;There is something vulnerable in this quest of searching. I love the idea that life is already inside you. “We make life” but we are also life. We seem to forget that. The heartbeat of the mother helps us remember. https://noemihofstede.com/Mother_Tongue_-1 Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:08:28 +0000 Noëmi Hofstede https://noemihofstede.com/Mother_Tongue_-1 Mother_Tongue_(2021) Unscripted&nbsp;vocal performance (broken polish)In the video ‘Mother_Tongue’ I make an attempt to rekindle that what is lost.&nbsp; To all who are bilingual, who live in a foreign country, whose families reside somewhere across borders, and who wish they spoke to them more often. Language is at the core of everything we do, think, communicate, and feel. It is an irreplaceable part of our lives. And losing one's mother tongue is like losing a part of oneself. Often accompanied by shame, regret, sadness, and frustration.