Vruchtbare Grond: Day 4
During Vruchtbare Grond young artists and Bosacademie residents will showcase their new work. Don’t miss this if you want to get to know the artists of tomorrow.
Programma Day 4
Opening expo ‘A Sense of Belonging’ 16 - 22h
with LAMIA, Achraf Saadi, Oscar Houlis, Donald Huycke, Rock star and Palm tree, Elvy Tremor, Megan Briggs, Anna Sarkisova, the young people of Boslabs
WAV x Pushing Hands Collective 推手屯 20 - 23h
Pushing Hands Party is an evening for the Asian community to celebrate and gather through body movement, mapping and tasting. The event hosts a dance floor for pushing hands encounters, an interactive food stand, crafts and a mapping area in the living room (Bosbar).
This event shares our research process during the residency in Het Bos, and the traces of the Pushing Hands Collective in Antwerp city.
Pushing hands (推手 tuishou), is a training routine in internal Chinese martial arts following the four principles of pushing hands: 沾 (dip), 黏 (stick), 連 (connect), 隨 (follow), which feature ways of collectiveness through body contact. Two people stand face to face with their bodies grounded.
Their arms move in constant contact against/along each other, enclosing any gaps for an attack. It also exists in many different types of martial arts as a warm-up exercise and introductory training for beginners. Pushing hands practice emphasises the force of listening, allowing for defence while being in the position of a ‘follower’. It is a way for martial arts practitioners to learn how to generate, coordinate and deliver energy to each other. It teaches one to feel for intention and effectively neutralise incoming force in a safe environment.
