49m2 | ‘As dangerous as lawn, as pebbly as grass’ by Qiaochu Guo and Raffia Li

You are warmly invited to join the workshop As dangerous as lawn, as pebbly as grass, by artists C, on Saturday 21 September from 13:00 to 15:00 in Zaartpark, Breda.

From July to September, artist Qiaochu Guo is guest artist at 49m2 in Zaartpark, Breda. To mark the finissage of their residency, they will lead a workshop together with Raffia Li, centring on writing, speaking, listening and bodily movement in relation to the landscape. You’ll be invited to collectively observe the 49m2 space and immerse yourself in it, while developing your own vocabulary. Language, text, the body and sound will be your tools as you explore how your individual resonance connects with the landscape.

• The nearest bus stop is Diaconessenweg. You can access the park via the bridge.

• The language of the event is English (spoken and written), and movement.

• Wear long sleeves and long trousers.

• Bring your own water.

• In case of bad weather, the workshop will be cancelled – you will be informed a day in advance.

• If you have specific access needs (e.g. if you need a chair), please contact manuela@witterook.nl. We’ll do our best to make the event accessible.

• Unfortunately, there are no toilets nearby. In case of emergency, we can create a temporary private outdoor solution.

• The nearest wheelchair-accessible toilet is at Breda station, approx. 30 minutes by bus (line 4).

• The 49m2 terrain has small holes and uneven ground. We can relocate the meeting point to a nearby accessible area and leave space for individual exploration, depending on your pace and preferences.

Qiaochu Guo (they/them), born in Jingmen, China, recently moved to the Netherlands. Their work explores how dominant social structures affect bodily experience. Themes such as alienation, abandonment, exhaustion and illness inform their practice, where the body becomes a site for hacking, disruption, recovery and transformation.

Raffia Li (ta/they) works with poetry in performance, video and installation. They explore language as a physical act, disrupting dominant norms and making space for in-between meanings.