WHERE THE SPIRIT MEETS THE BONE
About the book
Voor een ander zijn het misschien gewoon dansers, maar voor mij vertegenwoordigen ze fragmenten van het leven, van mijn leven. Als (ex)danser en dansmaker met een complexe innerlijke belevingswereld, is het vaak een zoektocht om uit te drukken wat zich vanbinnen afspeelt. Dans vertaalt mijn innerlijke beweging, beter dan woorden dat kunnen. Het gaat niet om dans, maar om het overbrengen van gevoelens en emoties waar we geen woorden voor hebben.
To another they may just be dancers, but to me they represent fragments of life, of my life. As a (former) dancer and dance maker with a complex inner world of experience,
it is often a quest to express what is going on inside. Dance translates my inner movement, better than words can. It’s not about dance, but about conveying feelings and emotions that cannot be expressed in words.
(From a review by Robin Titchener. Read the whole review here.)
REVIEW IN GERMAN MAGAZINE: DANCE FOR YOU
Monique Belier seeks those fleeting moments in the transition between movements when dancers are unaware of their actions. In one of her bass-colored commentaries on otherwise empty pages. "Where the Spirit Meets the Bone." The title, inspired by a poem from the late American poet Miller Williams,
ROBIN TITCHENER’S BEST PHOTO BOOKS OF 2023 LIST
I couldn't be prouder to discover that my book made it to Robin Titchener's Best Photo Books of 2023 list. These lists are published annually on the Photobook Store UK website. I couldn't have asked for a better end to the year.
DARK ROOM SESSION BY ISABEL HERNANDEZ
Isabel Hernandez from the Dark Room Session Newsletter, wrote about my work. you can click on the link (button) to go to the newsletter.
THE BEST ACCORDING TO PS (PAROOL, NEWSPAPER)
English translation of the article: In this exhibition, which is composed of photographs from her graduation project, Belier focuses on the body as a means to express thoughts and feelings,
A REVIEW BY ALEX PRIOR
Alex Prior, Artist and Photo book reviewer wrote about my work after sending him a copy of ‘Where the spirit meets the bone’.
I tried to translate it in Dutch below.
The second edition of ‘Where the spirit meets the bone’, contains some new work + poster.
Also Available at:
The Tipi Bookshop, Brussels - Online and in store (SOLD OUT)
Athenaeum Boekhandel, Amsterdam - In store (SOLD OUT)
Serchia Gallery, Bristol - Online and in store
Foam, Amsterdam - In store
Soon also at:
Brot bookshop, Bratislava - in store