open:
Saturdays and Sundays
11 am - 18 pm
Weekdays upon request via janaromanova.studio@gmail.com
Short description:
In the "Water Portraits" project, Jana Romanova invites participants to consecutively reuse one liter of freshwater until it's depleted. After each use, she freezes the water and takes its portrait. These frozen portraits receive the names of their users, along with a recipe for how the water was repurposed. As one cycle concludes due to the depletion of water, a new cycle begins.
This exhibition at See Lab features approximately 80 works that document this ongoing process for the last two years. "Water Portraits" delves into the interconnectedness of our actions, temporary ownership of resources, and the evocative passage of time.
Public program:
10 and 16 of September from 11.00 to 17.00 signup is required via this form.
"The Last Submarine" role-playing game designed and facilitated by Jana Romanova and Sophie Allerding
In the "Water Portraits" project, Jana Romanova invites participants to consecutively reuse one liter of freshwater until it's depleted. After each use, she freezes the water and takes its portrait. These frozen portraits receive the names of their users, along with a recipe for how the water was repurposed. As one cycle concludes due to the depletion of water, a new cycle begins.
This exhibition at See Lab features approximately 80 works that document this ongoing process for the last two years. "Water Portraits" delves into the interconnectedness of our actions, temporary ownership of resources, and the evocative passage of time
Photos opening: Lili Berger
Bio Jana Romanova:
Jana Romanova is a multidisciplinary artist inspired by misunderstandings. She works with performance and game practices, using photography and video as tools to discover gaps between what we say and what we do. She takes these breaches in communication as possibilities for being together, whatever that could mean.
Her long-term projects were exhibited at various international exhibitions and festivals such as Copenhagen PhotoFestival (Denmark), Format (Derby, UK), Chobi Mela (Dakha, Bangladesh), Cortona on the Move (Italy), Encontros da Imagem (Braga, Portugal), the Backlight Festival (Tampere, Finland), Encuentros Abietros Festival (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and many others, and she’s got several prizes and honorable mentions in photography and art all over the world.
For about nine years Jana has been active as a game designer for live-action role-playing games (LARP). Currently, she is researching how different game mechanics, gamification and playfulness can become tools for creating meaningful connections. She designs and facilitates larps and all sorts of games.
She teaches multiple courses at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, including methods for designing game experiences, performance and participatory practices, and organizes the Movement Lab.
Installation design: Johannes Equizi
Graphic design: Sonya Umanskaya
Financially supported by / Met dank aan :
MIAP Foundation
Stroom Den Haag
Along with
Mondriaan Fonds
support of Jana Romanova's practice in 2022-2023