Mirjam Dijkema

Mirjam Dijkema (1984) is a designer and screen printer.

“The Cambridge University Library has launched a public appeal for help in locating two missing Charles Darwin’s notebooks. The library last saw the so-called ‘transmutation notebooks’ when they were digitized in September 2000. During a routine check in 2001 it turned out that the box containing the two notebooks had not been put back in the correct place. The university librarians believed that they had been misplaced in the library, which contains approximately forty-five kilometers of documents. Despite a number of searches, Darwin’s notebooks remained undiscovered. The items were stolen “In this project I want to look at the value of the original and look for those missing notebooks. Since I’m in the business of reproductions, after the digitization I will delve into the changed value of the original. Aside from the financial value of the originals, one may wonder what is left more is lost with the disappearance of the original. And how should we interact with and interact with physical objects, as our lives and objects become more and more digitized? What, then, is the value of the original manuscript today?”

About project 'Lucht'

The corona measures have hit the art sector enormously. Exhibitions and art grants have been canceled or postponed. It is an uncertain time for many artists. With the Lucht project, Kunstpunt Groningen wants to support artists and designers from the municipality of Groningen. 87 Groningen artists have received a stipend with which they have created new work, including Mirjam Dijkema. With a billboard exhibition from September 27 to October 17, we present all artists spread throughout the city of Groningen. View the work of the other artists here.