<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hans Van Hans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the Artistry Within - Explore, Connect, Inspire]]></description><link>https://www.hansvanhans.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 04:32:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.hansvanhans.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Notes from the Studio: 13/05/2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[​ Image: Hans Van Hans, Self-Portrait (Successive States), 2024-25 (detail of interaction). Latex, expanding foam, and cement. Dimensions variable. I. The Core Philosophy: From "Looking" to "Relating" ​My practice is built on the belief that identity is not a static image to be “read” through traditional portraiture or iconography. Instead, I understand identity as something performed, felt, and negotiated through social interaction. I am not interested in creating a likeness; I am interested...]]></description><link>https://www.hansvanhans.com/post/notes-from-the-studio-13-05-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a03ba8f48aeb3fcb2412020</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 23:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c12d78_9e02e2f7990b4eb4aaa2a05490876696~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hans Van Hans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Legibility: Practice-Based Reflections on Participatory Abstraction and Trans Embodiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Hans Van Hans Since 2014, I have witnessed a profound shift in transgender visibility. With this increased visibility has come intensified scrutiny, in which bodies are not only seen but also judged and politicised in real time. In a culture shaped by rapid visual consumption, identity is expected to be immediately recognisable. Transgender bodies are required to become legible, to prove coherence, and to confirm their position within stable binary categories. This demand extends into...]]></description><link>https://www.hansvanhans.com/post/behaviour-as-form-materiality-participation-and-transgender-embodiment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69cf25bc535e7bcd2699622c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 04:20:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c12d78_04b87c21be57423db3565c195457d14d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hans Van Hans</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Activated Bodies: Relationships with Sculptures and Encountering Identity]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Hans Van Hans My identity is often encountered as something to be read quickly—judged, categorised, and resolved at a glance. This expectation is not incidental; it reflects a broader condition in contemporary visual culture, where visibility is mistaken for understanding. Transgender individuals are often expected to be visible—to show surgery scars or present some form of proof of physical “transition” or difference. Yet lived experience—particularly for many transgender people—reveals...]]></description><link>https://www.hansvanhans.com/post/activated-bodies-participatory-sculpture-and-encountering-identity</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbf639acd17ea15d24c149</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:40:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c12d78_2200b5471fe7474c91f0b411b342b472~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Hans Van Hans</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>