Elephant Trails consists of talks at the academy and the Elephant Trails Alumni Journal, about life after the Rietveld and finding your path in the art world.
So, what now? You’ve disassembled your Graduation Show presentation, you’ve got your Rietveld Academie diploma in the pocket. The world is at your feet. Or so they say. But where will your feet lead you?
There’s not one well-paved path to becoming an experienced artist. But there are what we call in Dutch ‘olifantenpaadjes’ which can be translated to ’little elephant trails’, or the more rougher German term ‘Trampfelpfad’ (stomping path). What it means is that, when a route is non-existent, but a lot of humans or animals need it, one or more distinct trails will emerge.
In the Elephant Trails journal, we've assembled some articles about these elephant paths for you. The articles are the result of conversations that will hopefully lead to more conversations.
