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Beau Bertens

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what does it mean to live embodied?
to have a body, and truly live in and with it.

not from a place of performance,
but through attunement, sensing, feeling.

what happens when we start listening,
and move from a place of presence?

I’m delighted to invite you to a pilot series of 3 explorative embodiment classes which I’m hosting at @alternettle

By practicing together, we cultivate a deeper sense of connection with self, other and the innate wisdom of the body. Through a combination of meditation and embodiment practices, each class invites you to slow down, tune inward and expand your somatic awareness.

Wednesday 9 September — 19:00 (1 spot left)
Wednesday 16 September — 19:00 (full)
Wednesday 23 September — 19:00 (1 spot left)

the classes are donation-based,
on a sliding scale of €5–15.

DM to sign up 🤍 by @beaubertens

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2 months ago

finding refuge,
in presence

japan, 2017 by @beaubertens

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I am afraid
but I will try
trust in more
meeting light
clay, stone, ocean
I am here
reality portal
younger days near by @beaubertens

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3 months ago

a deepening of homecoming to earth and self. when I trust, I follow, instinct nature, time fades and all is. thank you portugal, my heart is full by @beaubertens

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every now and then I need to throw myself into the archive of books, to touch the pages that move me

oh kutt
sister to butt

only three issues ever made
yet what a legacy

all editions are held within the atria & ihlia lgbti heritage collections, in the netherlands 🫶 by @beaubertens

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6 months ago

From pamphlets in the 19th century to distress notes tucked into Primark trousers today, women have always found ways to write and warn — exchanging the informal knowledge necessary for survival and resistance. In the MacGuffin contribution 'Women Unstitched', Hanka van der Voet describes how the struggle of seamstresses — against wage slavery and for a seat at the table — remains eerily familiar, a thread still tugging at the seams of today’s fashion industry.

Recently, Hanka also published the significant and beautifully designed publication 'All Work is Women's Work'. It recovers the forgotten story of The Seamstresses’ Union, one of the first all-female labour unions in the Netherlands. It's radical use of print media challenged patriarchal and capitalist systems in the early 20th century.

Written by @hankavdvoet
Designed by @beaubertens
Published by @libraryofunrulyfashionpractice @clotheslines.press

#macguffinmagazine
#thestitch

. by @beaubertens

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‘All Work Is Women’s Work’ uncovers the forgotten story of De Naaistersbond, one of the first all-female labour unions in the Netherlands, and their radical use of print media to challenge patriarchal and capitalist systems in the early 20th century. Part of this multi-modal publishing project is a series of garments produced with Alia Mascia’s XEROXED. This collaboration represents a shared commitment to fashion as a site of critical inquiry and social engagement. Together, we’ve transformed archival fragments into a wearable publication.
The XEROXED garments, as wearable publications, function as moving memorial plaques in public space, honouring the often invisibilised histories of working-class women. By translating archival materials into garments that can be worn and displayed, this project transforms these pieces into living monuments, bringing the stories of seamstresses and their labour into the everyday visibility of urban life. These garments, imbued with the traces of marginalised histories, challenge the erasure of working-class women’s contributions, creating a tactile and embodied form of remembrance. In this way, they can reclaim public space as a site for collective memory, ensuring that these histories are not confined to the past but actively reimagined and re-lived in the present.
The XEROXED garments will be sold at the launch of ‘All Work Is Women’s Work: On The Seamstresses’ Union’s Radical Publishing Practices in Early 20th-Century Amsterdam’ at @san.serriffe on December 19th. Prices will be between 50 and 70 euros. All proceeds from the sale of the garments at the launch will be donated to Librarians and Archivists with Palestine. This project was made possible through the @afk020 and the @kostuumvereniging. Photography and art direction by Beau Bertens. #allworkiswomenswork #allearbeidisvrouwenarbeid #libraryofunrulyfashionpractices taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @beaubertens

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Launching at @san.serriffe on Friday December 19th: ‘All Work is Women’s Work: On The Seamstresses’ Union’s Radical Publishing Practices in Early 20th-Century Amsterdam’, an exploration of feminist labour history and the power of radical publishing. The publication, designed by @beaubertens, uncovers the forgotten story of The Seamstresses’ Union, one of the first all-female labour unions in the Netherlands, and their radical use of print media to challenge patriarchal and capitalist systems in the early 20th century. Inspired by the poignant words of a late 19th-century seamstress’ poem—“We stitch our sweat and tears, like shining pearls on lace, three cents, three cents an hour”—this project delves into the struggles and triumphs of working-class women who fought for fair wages, dignity, and autonomy. Through their newspaper, De Naaistersbode (“The Seamstresses’ Courier”), the union created a vital communication channel that connected women across Amsterdam, amplifying their voices and fostering solidarity in the face of exploitation. The project is a feminist intervention into the archives, drawing on Sarah Ahmed’s assertion that “documentation is a feminist project.” It brings to light the radical publishing practices of The Seamstresses’ Union, situating them within a broader history of leftist and anarchist print culture. In a Cixousian act of “writing the body,” the project reinscribes the seamstresses’ struggle into the present through the body of the text, the fabric of the city, and the materiality of dress. By mapping key sites of labour activism, republishing archival materials through @xero.xed, a garment publishing platform founded by @aliamascia, and providing a sticker to mark these hidden histories in Amsterdam’s urban landscape, this project reimagines the archive as a space of “active recollection” rather than a static repository. This project has been made possible by @afk020 and the @kostuumvereniging. #libraryofunrulyfashionpractices #allworkiswomenswork #allearbeidisvrouwenarbeid by @beaubertens

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Proud to share that HET ATLIJD has been selected as one of the Best Dutch Book Designs of 2024!

Huge thanks to everyone involved in bringing this project to life.

The selection is on view at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam until January 4th.

The accompanying publication, featuring all awarded books, as shown here, is designed by Jeremy Jansen, with photography by Justina Nekrašaitė.

HET ALTIJD | DE SCHOOL, 2016-2024
Initiator: Jochem Wertheimer
Concept and edit: Leendert Sonnevelt & Nathan Kofi
Design: Beau Bertens
Creative supervision: Melisa Cenik
Contributing photographers: Angelina Nikolayeva, Anne van der Weijden, Barrie Hullegie, Beemflights, Daryl Mulvihill, Jean van Lingen, Loes de Boer, Lonneke van der Palen, Martijn Savenije, Peter Tijhuis, Vincent Conijn
Printing: Wilco Art Books
Lithography: Mariska Bijl
Distribution: De School, Jesse Presse, Nomorewords, One Eye Witness by @beaubertens

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Custom type design created for the publication Practising Solidarity. Anne Noor is a script-based typeface designed together with @manon_fraser_ . Inspired by the textures of needlework, this typeface became a personification of womanhood and handcraft, incarnated in a fictional persona Anna Noor. by @beaubertens

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