3. The Wind is Almost Enough

These paintings were made during an Artist in Residency in Bunk and are currently exhibited until the beginning of May. All the paintings are available for purchase and will be delivered/available for pick up after the exhibition.  

Ingelot van der Pol live-painted on the balcony at renovated church Bunk Utrecht 3 days a month, for 3 months. This exposition is an ode to the baby in her belly and the health of her loved ones. Made to celebrate all stages of life, embracing how vulnerable and unpredictable they are.

‘Zonder Liefde – Lisbeth List’ is a Dutch song that sings about how essential love is to living. Ingelots mother sang the song at her own wedding and continued singing it during the life of her daughters. A memorable line that inspired this painting is: ‘Van zo weinig kun je leven, al haast van de wind’. Translated: ’There’s little you need to live, the wind is almost enough’. 

During the exposition opening, Ingelot recited a poem she wrote based on the song, while her sister sang alongside her. During the making of this series, lots of contradiction occured: confrontation with the fragility of living while simultaneously being gifted new life. The serie started to develop into a story about the stages of a life.