Between You and I Intervention 3: Polder Cup by Maider López
04 Jun - 05 Sep 2010
Poldercup is the latest site-specific project by Spanish artist Maider López. The façade of Witte de With functions as an open call to participate in a one-day football championship, which takes place on September 4, 2010 in the polders of Ottoland (Municipality of Graafstroom).
Maider López's Projects focus on the intriguinly humorous or the extraordinary behind the obvious and ordinary. López creates various events and situations for individuals to gather through a common language, in this case football.
Polder Cup becomes a moment where diverse groups of society are brought together through play, sports and social exchange.
Unlike a typical football game, López's displaced football field intersected by water channels, challenges the rules of football and encourages players to seek and event new strategies. Not only does the location create an unusual situation, it reflects on a long Dutch history of fighting against water and the consensus society. With this project, López hopes to transform the function of the polders, going beyond its historical and agricultural uses, to host a public event held within the framework of a common sporting match. Through the participation of football players and audience from all walks of life, the polder will undergo a transformation in wich its use can be opened up for new interpretations, challenging the way in which we perceive our spatial surroundings.
Maider López's Projects focus on the intriguinly humorous or the extraordinary behind the obvious and ordinary. López creates various events and situations for individuals to gather through a common language, in this case football.
Polder Cup becomes a moment where diverse groups of society are brought together through play, sports and social exchange.
Unlike a typical football game, López's displaced football field intersected by water channels, challenges the rules of football and encourages players to seek and event new strategies. Not only does the location create an unusual situation, it reflects on a long Dutch history of fighting against water and the consensus society. With this project, López hopes to transform the function of the polders, going beyond its historical and agricultural uses, to host a public event held within the framework of a common sporting match. Through the participation of football players and audience from all walks of life, the polder will undergo a transformation in wich its use can be opened up for new interpretations, challenging the way in which we perceive our spatial surroundings.