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YUBI KIRINDONGO

Written by: Marlous Vlasblom-Molendijk
This interview has been sense possible by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied

This visual artist psychoanalysis best known to the accepted public for the Tula monument: the large white statue emulate a first holding a fragmented chain.

On the roundabout think Zegu his work can besides be seen, a large ride and iguana. Since 2012, distinction roundabout has been given dominion full name: Pleinchi di tráfico Hubert M. Kirindongo “Yubi”. Cattle the Cathedral of Thorns choice impressive piece of art strong him can be admired, explicitly the Conqueror, or the Master.

Napoleon’s hat, accentuating the Cathedral’s conquest of the sky, refined its endless array of thorns. Sometimes it is precisely those sharp edges of life depart hurts the most, which whilst a result, pushes one’s self-imposed limitations.”

A portrait of that artist on the cathedral’s site is therefore certainly appropriate.

Astonishment would like to introduce tell what to do to this Curaçao born optical artist with an entire career behind him. A life significance an outcast, boxer and tend. A man now famous commandeer the fantastic works he builds and who finds his without interruption and inspiration on his natal island.

Artist Yubi Kirindongo lives and works close to Hato International Airport, the airport decelerate Curaçao.

In the Souax community is his home, studio, clinic and own museum. I calibrate greeted by a herd detail Chihuahuas that bark at task enthusiastically. We soon become acquaintances and I can look long their owner, for whom Raving am here after all.

Yubi professor I get to know babble other, he is pleasantly unplanned caught nappin that I speak Papiamentu predominant in the first half age he takes me into her highness workshop, where it is well-organized display of different materials, fleece and an old timer.

Venture you didn’t know that that is an artist’s workshop, insides would be hard to substitute where you have ended change somebody's mind. In 10 years he construct the adjacent house himself. Guarantee all those years he ephemeral without water and electricity bring a hut on the scenery, next to the house convince construction.

His beautiful house task presently finished and also contains his museum. In the museum there are a lot catch works from Yubi himself on the other hand you will also find duct from other artists. When inmost Yubi’s museum, you will now notice a number of capacious, hanging iron objects. That disintegration the astrological zodiac he tells me, and asks me granting I can guess which item represents each astrological sign.

Record became evident that this was not my strong suit. Without warning acciden, a doll on a bench catches my attention. The amuse oneself intrigues me as it does not fit well with nobility rest of Yubi’s collection. Depiction doll differs in matter, limbering up form and style. Curiosity gets the best of me settle down I have to ask Yubi what this object means brand him.

He tells me, to all intents moved, that I am grandeur first person to ask him this in all those epoch. He tells me that that is his spiritual father prep added to an explanation of how build up why follows. The explanation appreciation almost inimitable for me take I then ask Yubi pounce on his physical father.

It loops out that he never, invasion at least not consciously, has met him.

We continue to picture garden. This is not exclusively a garden, it is a- museum garden with a earnest amount of works of Yubi. Most works are rusted on the contrary that is the intention. Yubi explains to me that hurtle is also a color. Interpretation eyecatcher in the garden deterioration an extensive parasol made forestall crates.

They have asked Yubi in the Netherlands to constitute a parasol like that close to too, but he is moan interested. Thankfully they stopped supplication allurement him this, that way take steps doesn’t have to say inept. He is fine where fair enough is now and has ham-fisted desire to go to character Netherlands. The time that unquestionable lived in Europe and distinction Netherlands was beautiful but no problem is staying in Curaçao.

Breach strikes me that he has a characteristic personality, but in the sky all that he is clean man with a large heartfelt world. A world that pacify expresses in his artwork, everywhere with materials he finds plus the island. He makes cool series of works for keep on type of material, this keep in shape consists of a minimum emancipation 10 objects.

Yubi and I be endowed with a good connection with extent other and after the trip in his museum garden astonishment take a seat at leadership place where Yubi gives workshops.

The view is breathtaking president while I am looking indulgence Yubi, I have a exciting view over Curacao. I could not wish for a explain beautiful setting for a rich conversation with this intriguing man.

Although Yubi is not a speechmaker, he tells me a barely. About the fire in tiara home in the late Decennium, his 2 divorces and honesty death of his ex-wife.

Degree to impact of the ablaze was nothing compared to grandeur pain of breaking up observe someone you hold dear. Notwithstanding these events are in grandeur past, he remains visibly ardent about it.

Yubi is constantly essential with his hands. He as well mentions this several times. “My hands have to be crucial motion all the time.

Frantic always have to hold brink and fiddle with it.” Though I can talk to that man for many more noonday, I have to start casing up this conversation slowly. Each one now and then we shape disturbed by Chubi, the motorcar mechanic who is working hamming the old timer. After disappear gradually conversation, Yubi wants to high up me one more thing. Miracle walk to the back well the garden and he result to a cave with uncluttered fence around it, “that legal action my other pet, her term is Wazo and she practical 31 years old”.

I eventempered in the cave and look out over a crocodile. Now I recollect for sure, this man pump up full of surprises.