Jóhanna Kristbjörg SIGURÐARDÓTTIR - J-board (2021)

The open-air sculpture J-board consists of a metal construction representing a blackboard. It appears to refer to the lost tradition of announcing information ad valvas - on notice boards - at universities. Announcements, class schedules and exam results used to be posted on notice boards at the faculties. One side of the sculpture features a permanent work of art by Sigurðardóttir: a thoughtful composition of coloured shapes reminiscent of the surrounding architecture on campus.  

On the other side, the artist placed two A0-sized posters. A notice board is a democratic channel to share messages - anonymously or otherwise - with passers-by. It puts pamphlets in the spotlight as a means of communication, symbolising the activist attitude of VUB students past and present. The paper layers multiply every time the posters are pasted over, yet they slowly disintegrate over time.  

This visual poetry work demands that the viewers create meaning - and that meaning differs for each and every one of them, resulting in their very own visual poetry.