Tent for Healing (in collaboration with Travis Meinholf), 2013
Mixed media installation with ash frame, woven wool and cotton fabrics, custom-designed cotton robe by Mark Jan Krayenhoff van de Leur, found carpets, furniture and African sculpture, various objects contributed by viewers, including a performative element
250 x 250 x 350 cm
Collection of the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam

Tent for Healing is a large rectangular tent woven from colorfully striped cotton and wool. Dressed in a floor-length ceremonial robe with red-and-white geometric patterns, the healer, AA Bronson, engages with the guests. The tent can only be visited by appointment, making it a private environment separated from the public exhibition space outside. Visitors are asked to bring a gift for the healer, something that is difficult for them to give away.

Photo © Andrea Rossetti