vragen aan Robert Smit in Engelse vertaling van ( translated by ) Susan Janssen :
Ten questions put to Robert Smit in 2021 by gallerist/curator Rob de Vries about Then & Now! First question: The world of the visual arts and that of jewelry lie quite far apart, but not in your case. A coincidence? Answer: No coincidence. As soon as an ornament's function of being wearable is no longer what it's all about, the step towards the visual arts is not far away. “Everyday Adornment” in 1975 was that kind of decisive moment for me. Second question: You were born during the war in Delft in 1941, making you a toddler when the Netherlands were liberated in 1945. Later on you liberated the drawing. Could one say that you wanted to free yourself from something (an enemy or tradition)? Answer: If so, then certainly within the tradition of drawing. You are referring to “Towards the Liberation