The proposed project, Street Theater, was (only) partly accomplished due to the challenges I encountered interacting and involving the local artists…I still accomplished my desire of involving as many artists I can find…the Sacatar Foundation gives me more self-confidence, reassurance and guidance all the way!

© Photo by Diana Blok

I will always remember the wonderful love shown by the entire staff. The Bahians are very accommodative and are interested in knowing and making friends with foreigners. The least things I like in Bahia is continuous celebrations.

Lagos / Nigeria
May – June 2003

with the generous support of the UNESCO/Aschberg Bursary Programme

The unavailability of even simple, non-conventional art material on the island forced me to look at nature as a resource, which as a city bred artist, I have never needed to do. The works with (palm) bark constitute a new experience directly associated with the location of the residency.

Cordel, a form of (Brazilian) folk poetry presented in booklet form with woodcut prints on their covers, …gave me impetus to…produce a few drawings approximating this form of presentation.