#de zetting

De Zetting bracht met vogelgeluiden een ode aan de Brugse Poort in Gent en werd georganiseerd in samenwerking met de Koer. Eva Pot schreef hier een mooie tekst over en die is te vinden in de publicatie “de Koer Residenten ‘18 ‘19″.

De papieren versie is gratis te verkrijgen bij de Koer en de digitale versies heb ik op mijn website geplaatst:

[NL] De Zetting brengt met vogelgeluiden een ode aan de Brugse Poort in Gent en wordt georganiseerd door de Koer. 

 Woont u in de Brugse Poort en wilt u ook meedoen met De Zetting? Stuur dan een mailtje naar [email protected] Op 5 & 6 oktober brengen bewoners met vogelgeluiden een ode aan deze wijk. Wanneer er veel Brugse Poorters meedoen met De Zetting ontstaat er een poezie die ongekend en zonevreemd is de stenen straatjes van deze wijk in Gent. 

https://dekoer.be/dezetting/ 

Thank you Corina Bordeianu for this translation!

Thank you Hristina Tasheva for this translation!

On the 25th of May we gathered at social and artistic center de Koer in Ghent. It was early morning in order  to visit an old Flemish folk sport called “finch sitting”. Inspired by this sport Edwin Stolk is initiating 5 & 6 October “The Placing” in the Brugse Poort neighborhood in Ghent. Together with people who live in this area we want bring an ode to the diverse population with the sound of birds. Here you can read more about this art project: https://www.edwinstolk.nl/theplacing.html

A permit was asked at the Stad Gent for a “Finch Sitting” at the Vierschaarlaan near Borluut in Ghent, but unfortunately they were not there...

We meet someone who lives nearby this spot and is also surprised that they are not there for the game this morning. A little disappointed we decide to walk back to de koer but now we will take a different route.

Thank you Hristina Tasheva for making this photo report!

Would you like to know more about “Finch Sitting”?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinkensport

Would you like to know more about “The Placing”?

Thanks Margot from VOEM vzw for translating De Zetting poster in Arabic! De Zetting is organised by de Koer and brings 5 & 6 October an ode to the Brugse Poort! 

More info in Dutch: https://www.dekoer.be/dezetting/

In English: https://www.edwinstolk.nl/theplacing.html

Download PDF here: 

On the 25th of May we gather at de Koer at 07:00 am for a walk towards a real “finch sitting” competition in Ghent. It is an hour and a half walk so make sure you are prepared for that. We organize this walk to see this old sport and talk about The Placing which is organized in October.

The Placing is a collaborative sound work organized by de koer in Ghent. They ask the people who live in the Brugse Poort to play the sound of a bird that suits their house in a way that you can hear it outside in the streets. For one hour on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 October 2019 the streets will be filled with a poetry of birds sounds. 

The Placing is inspired by 'finch sitting' which is part of traditional Flemish culture and shortly pronounced in Flemish as 'zetting' which means 'placing'. In a contest, a row of small cages, each housing a finch, is lined up along a street. Every time a bird sings a correct song ending with "suskewiet" a mark in chalk is made on a long wooden stick. In the Brugse Poort there used to be 'finch sittings' on the Groendreef and the Leiekaai.

The video below shows how it works and is made available by Huis van Alijn for the occasion of De Zetting, organized by de Koer.

Location: Meibloemstraat 86, 9000 Gent, Belgium

https://dekoer.be/dezetting/

http://huisvanalijn.be/