Anook Cléonne's "Stenen Tafels, mapping the unknown": A Ceramic Exhibition on Societal Polarization

This exhibition features "Stenen Tafels, mapping the unknown" by Anook Cléonne, a ceramic artwork responding to societal polarization and uncertainty. The artist explores themes of navigating ambiguity through inner guidance rather than rigid data or rules, offering a visual commentary on our current times.

Anook Cléonne's "Stenen Tafels, mapping the unknown" is a ceramic artwork created in 2022 that serves as a profound response to the increasing societal polarization and our collective struggle to coexist with uncertainty. In an era dominated by data and efficiency, where the concept of getting lost is seen as a waste of time, Cléonne's work highlights the diminishing appreciation for doubt and slowness. The artist draws a parallel to the biblical narrative of Moses descending with the Ten Commandments, a singular direction for a people, contrasting it with the contemporary tendency for individuals to retreat into their own perspectives. Cléonne presents her "Stenen Tafels" not as fixed commandments, but as new maps requiring a sharpened understanding of their legends, suggesting that our perception of what we see may need refinement. She advocates for a trust in inherent wisdom and an embrace of 'wobblyness' over perceived certainties found in data, rules, and regulations. These "Stenen Tafels" guide us through an uncertain landscape, emphasizing alignment with one's inner source and personal 'commandments' rather than solely relying on external frameworks. This requires a slower, more attentive way of observing what is not immediately recognizable, opening a space where our horizons of expectation can be surpassed and our imagination is ignited.