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What have our hosts been up to over the past few months, aside from taking great care of our visitors? 👀✨🏡

Since the relaunch of Kunstavond , Benticklyn , Giu and Katy have programmed this monthly free event. Inspired by the idea of the showroom as their home away from home, they explored a different aspect of hospitality with our visitors each time. From housewarming to trinketswap, the art of making people feel at home was at the heart of their comfy ‘n cozy experiments.

To mark the end of this series, they will present the findings of their research at the place where all their activities come together: our showroom. This coming Friday, during Kunstavond, the final event of our Friday Night at Ours-series. Come join us! 18:00–21:00.

Free entrance.
Public presentation starting at 19:00.

𝑾𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒌𝒍𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒓𝒕?

Kyra Nijskens kijkt naar dingen die je normaal over het hoofd ziet. Naar kleine verschuivingen die grotere systemen in beweging zetten. Ze werkt met natuurlijke materialen zoals schelpen en probeert dan uit hoe ver ze kan gaan. Wat hard is, blijkt dan toch minder solide dan gedacht.

De schelp waaruit haar sculptuur 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓 bestaat, een Carpiz, wordt onder Kyra’s handen bewerkt tot iets buigzaams. Het is een werk dat balanceert tussen controle en transformatie, en tussen wat groeit en wat wordt gemaakt.

𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀 𝓬𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓼 is nog te zien t/m 3 mei in onze showroom. Programmamaker: Ruby Reding

“It’s a reminder that they are still lingering amongst all of us.”

With Re(tracing) Buruh Siluman, Nabila Ernada created a haunted monument to ghost workers (Buruh Siluman), paying homage to the invisible women on Indonia’s palm oil who were used for plantation labour. Although structurally erased from the record, their spirits still haunt us, reminding us that capitalist systems continue to exploit women workers today.

Our current exhibition shadow circuits highlights works that bring structures forward that connect the unquestioned everyday use of mineral resources and the painfully hidden history of extraction and exploitation behind them. Pick up a copy of our field guide publication to learn more or click on the link in bio to read Nabila’s essay about ghost laborers.

shadow circuits is on display through May 3rd.

Invited by our current program maker Ruby Reding , artist and dj Nabila Ernada a.k.a Nernada played a live set at our friends from Operator .radio. 

From Björk to the soft, soothing twinkling of Visible Cloaks, you can find a few tracks from Nabila’s playful, soft and ambient-like setlist below: 

1: Björk - The Anchor Song
2: Other Joe - Flawless x Adjacent G - iridescent beetles
3: Discovery Zone - Ur Eyes
4: Visible Cloaks - Screen
5: Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses x Fumihiro Murakami - Miko

Click for link in bio to enjoy the full set. 

𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓭𝓸𝔀 𝓬𝓲𝓻𝓬𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓼 runs through May 3 in our showroom. Don’t be shy and come visit!

Meet David and Amauta ! ⚡ 🌍 🔥

A duo since 2011, they work together seamlessly. Starting from a shared interest in the untold stories of urban extractivism, the various layers of their lives intertwine—private and professional life melt into a single ecosystem of life and art. Much like the layers of the earth? 😉

The heat prays, the murmurs, the work currently on view in our showroom, is part of a long-term investigation into the deep layers of the earth that support daily life, yet often remain out of sight. Where does heat come from, and the natural gas that generates it? Who is allowed to use this energy, and at what cost?

Want to know more? Visit the exhibition through May 3 or purchase a copy of our field research publication for more information about the stories behind all of shadow circuits’ works.

For more information about David and Amauta’s field research, click the link in bio.