We have been accompanied by our bodies throughout our entire lives. Our body has experienced the same things as we do. Some of these events are permanently visible on our body in the form of a scar. They are solidified testimonies of often intimate changes.

On 20 May, artist Joost van Wijmen will come to the Van Abbemuseum to hear stories. Your scar and your story is the start of a work of art. The scar will be imitated and the story behind your scar will be documented. This is how Van Wijmen collects stories about personal, funny or sometimes moving events that have to do with our body.