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Spoonk

Arts initiative SPOONK stands for innovative formsof contemporary art. With an artist-in-residency, exhibition space and projects in the city and province, we have been a young, new platform in Leeuwarden since 2019. We run SPOONK Art Cantina an Art stage with – Coffee Cake & Art to Go- (or Stay-zelf weten…) and a conceptstore located at the Kleine Hoogstraat 17A on de highest mount of Leeuwarden. We’re open from thursday to saturday from 13-17h.

How can we look differently at ingrained behaviors and fixed mindsets and bake the world a better place?
With performances, publications, drawings, installations, tours, videos and educational projects, Caro Kroon expresses the desire to offer new perspectives on thought and behavior.
She incorporates this into both the visual aspects of her work and by engaging in direct interaction with her audience. In all of her diverse work forms, Kroon uses humor to address major themes in a lighthearted manner. With humor and absurdity she gives meaning to the daily routine and offers the audience a different perspective in an innocent way. 

SPOONK was established by Caro Kroon in 2000 as a place to accommodate the various activities that she has undertaken as an independent artist, performer and theatre maker since her bachelor in Fine Arts at Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam. In 2020 she graduated here for her Master’s degree in Arts & Education at the Piet Zwart institute Rotterdam. Over the years, the focus of her business has crystallized to working on her (community) theatre projects,art exhibitions and related actions.

Caro Kroon

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🌼💛 “Hello, I'm a dandelion.A lot of people call me a weed but I'm a friend and come to help you!My flowers are the first food for insects after hibernation and unlike most other plants, I have pollen AND nectar, not merely one OR the other! And I am generous with them! 🤪😉.When you see me, remember that I'm the ONLY one who wants and can grow in that particular spot. Because:.Either the soil is too compact / hard / stomped and I want to loosen it for you with my roots..Or there is too little calcium in the soil - don't worry, I will replenish that for you with the dying of my leaves..Or the soil is too acidic. But I will also improve that for you if you give me the chance.Or a mixture of the above reasons, of course. 😊.I'm here because your soil needs my help so best you let me grow without disturbing me! When everything is fixed, I will disappear again, I promise! .Are you trying to remove me prematurely with my root? However meticulous you are, I will return 2x as strong! Just until your soil is improved..You can even tell by my growth at which stage my help is at. If my leaves are flat on the ground then I'm far from ready but if they all reach up then I'm already a long way on my way..Something completely different is that I am 1 of the first bloomers in spring so I will announce spring / summer for you. .During the day when it's hot, I open my flowers but in the evening when it cools off I close them again quickly. In fact, if it's not hot enough during the day I won't open them at all!.My flowers are even delicious for you people by the way, did you know? I used to be called ′′honey (or gold) of the poor′′ because my flowers are so sweet in e.g. jam, sauce or salad! The internet is full of recipes - check them out. But wait until the end of May or later before you start picking and even then, don't pick everything yet! The biodiversity and bees will be very grateful!” ... See MoreSee Less
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