WORKSHOP | 4 + 5 October | 2025 |

BEFORE IT DISAPPEARS
Performance Art Weekend Workshop (lecture included)
Led by BBB Johannes Deimling & Monika Deimling
4 + 5 October 2025
POPOP Art, Nijmegen

How can we trace what’s about to vanish?
How do we capture an image before it slips away?

In this two-day workshop, we explore the ephemeral nature of images and the urgency of capturing them. Combining spatial awareness, image-making and performance-based thinking, Before it Disappears offers participants a hands-on approach to researching and composing visual gestures in real time.

At the heart of this workshop lies the relationship between the human body and space – a dynamic, ever-changing dialogue that forms the backbone of contemporary performance art. Through guided exercises, individual experiments, and collective reflections, we will investigate how bodies shape and are shaped by the spaces they inhabit.

We will provide practical and theoretical tools to sharpen perception, activate intuition, and cultivate a deeper sensitivity to visual language of performance. Along the way, we will hunt for the images that arise spontaneously – those brief, vibrant moments of resonance that often vanish before we can name them. Like performance itself, these images are temporary, ephemeral, and insist on being lived.

Photography and videography will be used not as documentation, but as part of the process – ways to frame, capture and reflect upon the work in progress. These recordings will become material for further individual research, dialogue, and artistic development.No prior experience in performance art is required. What you’ll need is curiosity, attention, and a willingness to observe – yourself, others, and the world around you.

No prior experience in performance art is required. What you’ll need is curiosity, attention, and a willingness to observe – yourself, others, and the world around you.

This workshop is presented by BBB Johannes Deimling and Monika Deimling from PAS-Studies, a renowned platform for performance-based artistic research with whom we have been successfully collaborating for the past three years. PAS-Studies offers artists the space to experiment deeply and explore the unknown within their artistic process. Thanks to their unique approach and intensive guidance, participants are given the opportunity to push new boundaries and further develop their skills. This collaboration continues to inspire us and leads to innovative performances that challenge and surprise both artists and audiences alike.

Application deadline: 28 September 2025
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and spots are limited.
Price: €120* / €150
*Reduced price for students and former PAS participants
Teaching language: English
Participant age: 16-150 years old 🙂
Experience level: Tailored for beginners and professionals.
REGISTER HERE

Time:
Saturday October 4, 10:00-18:00
Sunday October 4, 12:00-18:00
Place:
POPOP, Passage Molenpoort 4 Nijmegen

GEWEEST:

15 en 16 maart WORKSHOP CO-CREATIE met DAKOTA MAGDALENA MOKHAMMAD Tijdens de residentie van Dakota Magdalena Mokhammad biedt POPOP een zogenaamde makers workshop aan waarbij je in de gelegenheid wordt gesteld om samen met de kunstenaar aan een nieuw werk te werken, geheel in de trent en thematiek van de kunstenaar zelf.

Als onderdeel van de residentie en expositie bij POPOP bieden we een groep makers de kans om in een intieme setting kennis te maken met het rijke en veelzijdige werk van Dakota Magdalena Mokhammad om samen te werken aan een textiele co-creatie. “Makers” in de breedste zin van het woord zijn hierbij welkom, iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in het werk en de werkwijze van Dakota en open staat voor samenwerking en reflectie. Kennis van textiel is niet nodig.

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