Common Sweat Sauna
2016- 2026 | ongoing practice of building makeshift sauna's in public places.
CSS3 2018: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with Tetra-Pak, designed to fit over public benches. Moved on a hand cart, very fast deployment. Common Sweat Sauna Tours: With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
CSS3 2018: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with Tetra-Pak, designed to fit over public benches. Moved on a hand cart, very fast deployment. Common Sweat Sauna Tours: With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
CSS3 2018: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with Tetra-Pak, designed to fit over public benches. Moved on a hand cart, very fast deployment. Common Sweat Sauna Tours: With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
CSS12016: Built from art leftovers at Zsenne Artlab, Built in a week, Operated for a week. Moved to Kaaistudios / Commons Conference , Jardin Maritiem / Swallowing Helmets, Morpho House / nadine
CSS12016: Built from art leftovers at Zsenne Artlab, Built in a week, Operated for a week. Moved to Kaaistudios / Commons Conference , Jardin Maritiem / Swallowing Helmets, Morpho House / nadine
CSS2 2017: Panels connected by magnets for faster deployment, Moved on bike cart, participated in the bi-annual Mobile sauna festival Sauna Ajot in Teuva - Finland. Functioned as an “illegal” sauna in a Brussels courtyard during covid.
CSS2 2017: Panels connected by magnets for faster deployment, Moved on bike cart, participated in the bi-annual Mobile sauna festival Sauna Ajot in Teuva - Finland. Functioned as an “illegal” sauna in a Brussels courtyard during covid.
CSS4 2021: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with more robust insullation material, development halted by Covid, deployed as a “pass on” sauna that was used on private balconies during covid. Materials were later re-used for Common-Bread-Sauna.
CSS4 2021: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with more robust insullation material, development halted by Covid, deployed as a “pass on” sauna that was used on private balconies during covid. Materials were later re-used for Common-Bread-Sauna.
CSS4 2021: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with more robust insullation material, development halted by Covid, deployed as a “pass on” sauna that was used on private balconies during covid. Materials were later re-used for Common-Bread-Sauna.
CSS Dudok 2019, a one day build for the closing event of “Jumping the Shark” exhibition in Groningen. A scaled down copy of the Dudok gas station building.
CSS Dudok 2019, a one day build for the closing event of “Jumping the Shark” exhibition in Groningen. A scaled down copy of the Dudok gas station building.
CSS Fractal2026, a collaboration with Benjamin vande Walle, who has longstanding orgami interest. We developped the sauna to be more communal, and the structure still fits in a car. deployed at Semois river, Ardenne. Communal and Therapeutic sessions. Hosts 10 people
Common Sweat Sauna Tours: With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
CSS3 sauna cart
Common Sweat Sauna Tours: With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
Common Sweat Sauna Robeis made of towels left behind by visitors of the CSS. Designed by Janneke Raaphorst en Steven Jouwersma. Available for purchase at https://www.jannekeraaphorst.nl/
Common Sweat Sauna Slippers
Common Sweat Sauna Stove| Recycled Gastank | Steel | edition of 3 Designed by Steven Jouwersma - Made by Firmin Kets | series of 3. (sold out) Made by demand.
Common Sweat Sauna is an ongoing practice of building makeshift sauna's in public places. Reclaiming public space for free wellness.
Iterations: Common Sweat Sauna 1, 2, 3 (beta), 4, Dudok, Emile. Fractal.
CSS1 2016: Built from art leftovers at Zsenne Artlab, Built in a week, Operated for a week.
Moved to Kaaistudios / Commons Conference , Jardin Maritiem / Swallowing Helmets, Morpho House / nadine
CSS2 2017: Panels connected by magnets for faster deployment, Moved on bike cart, participated in the bi-annual Mobile sauna festival Sauna Ajot in Teuva - Finland.
Functioned as an “illegal” sauna in a Brussels courtyard during covid.
CSS3 2018: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with Tetra-Pak, designed to fit over public benches. Moved on a hand cart, very fast deployment.
Common Sweat Sauna Tours: CSS3 With participants for a period of ten days, each night the sauna would be deployed over a public bench in Brussels and brought back to the Zsenne Artlab Gallery. Many public locations in Brussels, later the structure served as video scenography for a video work documenting this practice.
CSS4 2021: is a lightweight, foldable structure made with more robust insullation material, development halted by Covid, deployed as a “pass on” sauna that was used on private balconies during covid. Materials were later re-used for Common-Bread-Sauna.
CSS Dudok 2019, a one day build for the closing event of “Jumping the Shark” exhibition in Groningen. A scaled down copy of the Dudok gas station building.
CSS Emile 2018, a one day build in a private house party, built around the already present wood stove.
CSS Fractal2026, a collaboration with Benjamin vande Walle, who has longstanding orgami interest. We developped the sauna to be more communal, and the structure still fits in a car. deployed at Semois river, Ardenne. Therapeutic sessions.
Common Sweat Sauna Tours | Video Installation | HD Video | 12 min
Common Sweat Slippers | Wood, Bike tire | Edition of 20
Common Sweat Sauna Robeis made of towels left behind by visitors of the CSS.
Designed by Janneke Raaphorst en Steven Jouwersma.
Available for purchase at https://www.jannekeraaphorst.nl/
Common Sweat Sauna Stove| Recycled Gastank | Steel | edition of 3
Designed by Steven Jouwersma - Made by Firmin Kets | series of 3. (sold out)
Many thanks to all people involved! You can't see them on the pictures as I dont like to take too many pictures during a sauna session.
Supported by: Zsenne ArtLab, VGC and Nadine.