Place-Names: Residency Dirk van den Heuvel in Melbourne
Dirk van den Heuvel, head of the Jaap Bakema Study Centre, is taking part in the creative residency programme of the Department of Architecture at Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA) in Melbourne, Australia. During his residency, 'Place Names: Queer ways of (not) being at home', he will pursue his research on the interrelationship between queer theory, language and domestic architecture. The research project starts with the work of Dick van Woerkom.
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Dick van Woerkom. House and photo studio for Frank den Oudsten, n.d. Collection Het Nieuwe Instituut, WOEX 367-1
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Dirk van den Heuvel will collaborate with XYX Lab, among others. This research studio focuses on gender-sensitive design practice and theory and is led by Associate Professors Nicole Kalms and Gene Bawden. Van den Heuvel will also present his recent book in Sydney and Melbourne. Titled Jaap Bakema and the Open Society (2018), it specifically addresses the precarious relationship between architecture, democracy and inclusivity.
Dirk van den Heuvel is a member of Queering the Collections, a network of Dutch museums and archives addressing the visibility of LGBTI heritage in public collections. He was also one of the editors of Footprint #21: Trans-Bodies / Queering Spaces.