The story behind Coal Traces
Want to learn more about the personal and historical layers behind Coal traces: Clouds over Sawahlunto? Read the article published last Friday in De Limburger, which explores the exhibition and Jop Vermeesch’s research.
The article focuses on the connections between Parkstad’s mining history and Sawahlunto in Indonesia, the role of family history, and the confrontation with how the colonial mining past there is told: raw, direct, and without romanticizing.
Prefer to hear it from Jop himself? Watch this video in which Jop Vermeesch shares the Coal traces story. In five minutes, he takes you through his research, the journey to Indonesia, and the insights it revealed.
Watch the video below to hear Jop Vermeesch’s story.
Coal traces: Clouds over Sawahlunto is on view at SCHUNCK Museum until 1 March.