A Colossal Interview Jeroen Smeets Shares the Story Behind The Jaunt, the Collaborative Travel Project Sending Artists Around the World March 10, 2021 Our editor-in-chief, Christopher Jobson, conducted this interview with Jeroen Smeets via email. Smeets is the founder of The Jaunt, an ongoing travel project that sends artists to new destinations around the globe with the goal of producing a single, hand-pulled screenprint. Photo by Andrea Wan during her trip to Nepal. All images shared with permission Christopher: Take us back to “Jaunt #1.” How did this entire thing begin? Can you tell us a little about your own background in art?