Khris Soden

The Portland Tour of Tilburg

Tilburg, in the province of Noord-Brabant, is the sixth largest city in The Netherlands. Like Portland, it is home to bicycle boulevards, punk rock bars, public squares, and a vibrant do-it-yourself arts and music scene. For TBA:08, Khris Soden invites you to join him on a historical and cultural walking tour of the city core of Tilburg, and you won’t even need to purchase a plane ticket. The Portland Tour of Tilburg traces an exact route of Tilburg’s streets from about 9,000 miles away; Powell’s Books becomes Tilburg Central Station, Pioneer Courthouse Square rests on the Old Market, and the Bus Mall becomes the cultural heart of the city. Soden’s tour weaves a narrative of the two cities, bending the ideas of perception of place. After TBA:08, Soden will board a plane to Tilburg in order to conduct The Tilburg Tour of Portland for that city’s ZXZW Festival.

Although born in San Diego, California, and raised in Boise, Idaho, multi-disciplinary artist Khris Soden found his work centering on Portland and its history after he moved here in 2000. His projects have included the acclaimed City of Roses historical comics and the 2004 public installation series, You Were Here. As a member of the four-member arts group The M.O.S.T., Soden has performed in projects at Reed Arts Week 2005, TBA:05, and the 2006 Melbourne International Arts Festival.

www.khrissoden.org