Place of Residency
Darcy Neven (*1991 in Hulsberg) is a Dutch artist who received her eduction in fine arts at the Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht. Her work has been shown in various venues, e.g. “Witch’s kitchen,” at Plateau Kunst (2022) or “Living a life in deep devotion,” at De Fabriek, Eindhoven (2023).
Discipline
Gardening, Sacred Sexuality, rituals, ceramics, writing, photography, art education, massaging, dancing
Creative manifestation comes to me when I remain true to my inner purpose of awakening.
I believe it is our purpose right now, to awaken within the dream. When we awaken within the dream, this ego-created Earth-drama comes to an end and a more wondrous world can arise.
My work as an artist is simply: to lay a little trail of light. To bring spirit into matter. To be the channel for the divine to enter into this world. To raise consciousness. To serve our Mother, Earth. Because when we look deeply into Nature, we will understand everything. And we will realize the body is the beginning.
Most of us agree that we love nature, but can we be loved by nature in return? Can we be held? Can we be Mothered? Are we able to surrender to her?
Creating rituals are at the centre of my work. Rituals to pinpoint moments of transition. Yet maybe the daily moments of care and ritual are what truly marks a Sacred Life. The life you embody when you choose to enter the Adventure of Consciousness.
A ritual is merely an external reflection of something that is occurring deep within one self. A choice to mark a threshold, a commitment for the sake of the elevation of the self, and the elevation of all of life.
Through these rituals I am learning how to be fully human, in the knowledge that we are fully divine too. In this knowledge and consciousness we embark on a healing journey. A healing journey that transcends our limiting beliefs of self, so we raise the consciousness of the collective too. And with that the vibration of Mother Earth Herself. The Earth is healing through us.
When we make our own recovery the first priority in our lives, when we choose to claim back our souls, this universal intelligence recognizes our bravery and starts to co-create with us.
Artists, singers and dancers are leading the way.
True sexual liberation can actually threaten the chains of capitalism, colonialism and patriarchy. Art, sacred sexuality and gardening are therefor my three pillars to start a revolution, in the softest way possible. To question and shift the old paradigms. To let go of old conditioning that doesn’t serve anymore.
And find our way back to our natural state of being, to live in tune with nature again, to find the way back to the Earth.
Year of participation
2023
I was inspired by the sacredness of Inges tabelcloth. No matter the circumstances, a clean tablecloth always provides a space, for a ritual. You can use it as a wrapping for safeholding delicate matters, too. You can sit on it. Under special circumstances you could sleep under it. It holds memories. Sometimes stains to tell a tale.
A ritual is merely an external reflection of something that is occurring deep within one self. How can rituals help to create and maintain a strong sense of self, in a society that is designed to distract us from it?