The exhibition was initiated by phD practice-based AUT (Auckland University of Technology) candidate, Lucy Boermans as an adjunct to the 2-day symposium, Metamodern Creatives (See metamoderncreatives.com).

The Auckland-based artist collective mothermother (mothermother.co.nz) invites two artists at a time to work collaboratively in their Eden Terrace exhibition space. Lucy Boermans and Michelle Mayn met when they were invited in 2021 to create a responsive installation for a 3 week period.

The curated space for mothermother is process-based, transitional and collaborative. Each exhibition, called an iteration, is a reminder that art lives in interaction, and as New Zealand curator, Christine Barton wrote, “history is not seamless, it must be consciously reconstructed.” (artnow.nz/essays/mother-lode?). In line with this nonlinear approach to contemporary art presence, during the 2023 Aotearoa Art Fair, the mothermother collective conducted ‘table chats,’ instead of artist talks. Their tea and cake encouraged visitors and artists to interact around the table.

The St Paul Street Gallery exhibition bore references to
Michelle Mayn and Lucy Boermans’ 2021 collaborative installation in the mothermother space, iteration number 12, (https://www.mothermother.co.nz/iterations/12)

Michelle Mayn has transferred the same materials of intense black flax seeds, with splashes of materials in red, and dried fronds in grid-like arrangments, into new positionings on the floor of the St Paul Street Gallery.

Lucy’s work has transitioned from delicate arrangements between the cracks of the mothermother gallery space to large interactive rotating rods in the more expansive St Paul Street Gallery.

The three piece installation is called “Turning.” The rods turn very slowly, akin to the meditative, however the balls at the ends of the fine rod reminded me that even the spiritual or conceptual rests on physics, when motion is at play. The slowly turning brass spheres almost touch the ground and each other. The work is a response to German/Austrian philosopher Peter Sloterdijk’s theories of Atmospheric Philosophy – thinking on the stuff we just don’t notice – the air we breath. (See: “Something in the air” frieze.com/article/something-air)

Stays restrain the rods, keeping each dead straight – under tension – but the only movement of air here is that created by the slow motion of these rods which stop and start in response to the viewers presence. In that sense, human presence stops or starts ‘the breathing space’ of these elegant beasts which ‘breathe’ the air of this gallery space.

There is a soft repeated sound reminescent of life in a harbour of boats – of the soft brush of metal against metal. The continuous movement, like the tidal waters, complement Shelley Simpson’s distilled vine-like horizontals along the walls. These remind me of the undulations of our natural landscape.

Her petri dish, the size of a satelite dish and holding dried organic matter, hangs from bright blue elastic cord.

Yana’s contribution of finger-pressed clay mouldings along the verticals of the walls at various intervals between the other works make evident that this exhibition is the result of their 10-day collaborative installation process.
 
 
 
 

Platform (Perron)
by Marinda du Toit + Tessa Louw, South Africa
2016, 3 min 20 sec.
Animation to the poem, Perron by Andries Bezuidenhout. Part of Filmverse 2 a project for the advancement of Afrikaans poetry and animation.

The Edge
by Katarzyna Pajzderska + Veronika Moshnikova, Poland
2018, 2 min 6 sec.
On inner conflicts and on the limits that we set ourselves. Katarzyna based in Poznan is a graduate of the National Film and Television School in Lodz, studying directing in Film & Television Academy in Warsaw. Veronika graduated in 2010 from The Samokish College of Fine Arts in of painting, in Symferopol, Ukraine. Currently she is a doctoral candidate at the Poznan, University of Art, Faculty of Painting and Drawing..

Nights in the gardens of Spain
(Nagte in de tuine van Spanje)
by Theresa Jo Wessels, South Africa
2016, 2 min 6 sec.
Animation to the 2010 poem by Nathan Trantaal. Voice in English: Sylvaine Strike

All films have English trans- lations.

NorthArt Gallery (next to the Northcote Library)

Karim Allahkhani, Loot Desert, Iran, 2006. Installation of 900 flower pots growing wheat grass and 900 bowls of water. Total approximately 3000 square meters.

“The Disintegration of unity” ceramic pieces partly glazed, diameter 200 cm, as installed during the residency in the Hague.

Tina Bateni (from Tehran, Iran) with her painting, Nanotechnology, acrylic on canvas, during the residency in the Hague, June 2018. Photo: Sonja van Kerkhoff

Left to Right: Acrylic on canvas by Diana Valarezo (Ecuador/Belgium) “Song,” acrylic on canvas by Bahareh Aref (Iran/Hamburg), detail of “Love” acrylic on canvas by Maryam Iravani, and Karim Allahkhani (Kerman, Iran) on right in discussion. Photo: Sonja van Kerkhoff

Samira Alborzkouh, Acid Attack, oil on canvas, 140 x 160 cm

Left to Right: Ghassal (Baptism) by Yousef Abdinejad and a detail of “The Royal Juggernaut” by Saied Khazaie, ecoline on canvas.

Sahar Eftekharzadeh (from Tehran, Iran) “No.11” acrylic and oil on canvas, 60 x 155 cm

“Love” acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm, by Maryam Iravani (from Isfahan, Iran)

“Putting color on the face of the world” curated by Mitra Jashni
When: 16 June – 8 July 2018, open Tues-Sundays, 12-5pm, Tues-Sundays
Where: Lange Voorhout 15, The Hague
070 – 346 17 35, info@pulchri.nl
About this show on the Pulchri website.
Video introducing the artists.

Artists:
Samira Alborzkouh, Yousef Abdinejad, Karim Allahkhani, Bahareh Aref, Diana Valarezo, Tawab Safi, Salam Djaaz, Saeid Khazaie, Maryam Iravani, Tina Bateni, Claudette van De Rakt, Larissa Oksman, Manuchehr Gholami, Taha Hamed, Maryam Tavakoli, Hero Sheykholeslam, Atefeh Mohammadpour, Sanaz Ahmadi Ashestani, Zahara Sajadifar, Narges Adilipour, Mona Jafarnejad, Sahar Eftekharzadeh, Azam Eisazadeh, Nazanin Nabavi, Farnaz Karimi, Saba Soleymani, Hamed Heidari, Mehdi Noori, Afshin Bagheri, Amir Mansour Almaloo, Elmira Amirazodi, Morteza Mottaghi, Maryam Khorami, Marzieh Nazemzadeh, Leila Banki, Shadi Pahlavani.

Disarm (mechanized) by Pedro Reyes in Pulchiri, The Hague.

“For Pedro Reyes the process of transforming weapons into objects of positive utility was more than physical. “It’s important to consider that many lives were taken with these weapons; as if a sort of exorcism was taking place, the music expelled the demons they held, as well as being a requiem for the lives lost.” Artlyst.com, 25 Sept, 2015

“Pedro Reyes’ work is a socio-political critique on contemporary society and our responsibility towards it. His projects are catalysts for communal and psychological transformation, triggering group interaction and creativity.

Disarm is a demand for towns and cities across the world to relinquish their weapons and transform them from agents of death to agents of life. It is an attempt to highlight the invisible violence that underpins the international industry of death and suffering: the commercial and government complicity that allows for weapons to be made and sold by public companies for shareholder profit; the laws banning assault rifles which go neglected; and the films and video-games which depict trigger-happy heroes. For Reyes, an idealist whose projects affect real change and are often explicit attempts to improve the society around him, a world free of guns is a human right, and a utopian ideal to which we should all aspire.” Lisson Gallery, 2013, London.

Pedro Reyes was born in Mexico City in 1972, where he lives and works. He has won international attention for his large-scale projects that associate social issues with imaginative solutions. Pedro Reyes was awarded a Medal for the Arts in January 2015, by the US State Department for his continued commitment to the State Department’s cultural diplomacy outreach.

See his website or his blog for more.

TodaysArt Festival, hosted annually since 2005 in the Hague, focusses on the presentation and development of contemporary visual and performing arts and emerging culture. About the 2016 edition.

“One stem, one umbrella – we are all connected” drawn by Sonja van Kerkhoff

On the right is one of three drawings I made on shop windows. Roughly 20 shops in the city have drawings on the windows. This shop is a pawn shop but the “Give and Take” for me relates to the Bahai community as much as to the literal reference, which is why it is a 9 pointed star that appears above the hand.

Another activity I am involved in is the exhibition “Draw Smogasbord” of 16 prints on show above the entrance of the cafe/conference centre, “de tuin van de smid” in the rural park, Cronesteyn, Leiden.
This page has details of all the works.
If you click on a title you can view the work.

Sketch of Tama (7 years), red biro, 2000.

As part of The Big Draw series of exhibitions and events in Leiden, Sonja will arrange for a model in traditional Dutch clothing for one hour in “de tuin van de smid” (google maps link) a cafe and meeting rooms in the middle of the Cronensteyn park.

You can come and draw as well or you can participate in the drawing lesson.

When you arrive (2.45) indicate if you wish to have a lesson from Sonja van Kerkhoff. Materials needed for the lesson: bring 1 or more sheets of a4 or a3 paper, a hardboard or cardboard for the paper, peg for holding the paper on the board, a pencil, conte or pen.
Contact Antoinette Voogd (link to come) if you wish to purchase drawing materials for the lesson from her.

Sonja van Kerkhoff (Born New Zealand, has lived in Leiden since 1999), teaches drawing by a way of looking at space. You learn how to see the spaces and to draw these rather than contours. Lines are not the focus and so you will be surprised how fluid the results are. Beginners or those accomplished in drawing are welcome. More about Sonja is here > www.sonjavank.com

Erik Olijerhoek reads post in POST theatre, all about the postmodern, with Gideon Roggeveen on the backstage at Galerie de Pieter, Leiden

openingstijden t/m 7 juli + supposten >>

Programma
Gratis entree en als je het goed vindt gooi wat in de pet daarna voor de makers

za. 29 juni, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst met elf site-specifieke ruimtes en meer door 25 kunstenaars.
19.00 Vroege muziek en hedendaagse versies van Feyen en Vermasse.
20.00: Post
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).
20.45: Dempsey speelt Dempsey
Leids band met eigen liedjes. www.dempsey.nl

zo. 30 juni, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst.
17.00-19.30 Galerie is GESLOTEN
19.30: “Destination inconnu – Een postmodern reisverslag”
Jos van Broek verteld met dias
20.00: Post
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).
20.45: LUCHT van Levend Lijf, theater in beeld en beweging (www.levendlijf.nl).

dinsdag: 2 juli, 19.30 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst met elf site-specieke ruimtes en meer door 25 kunstenaars.
20.00: Post tv uitzending met vraag en antwoord over het postmodernisme van Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).

za. 6 juli, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst.
20.00: Fields of Wonder voorstelling (www.fieldsofwonder.nl) + Bed Peace 2013 van Carmen McGlinn + Sonja van Kerkhoff.

zo. 7 juli
13.00 – 16.00: KETEL HAEZER met fragmenten IlIASZ
Geluidstheater live ‘chloor voor de oren’ van Klaas Bolhuis
20.00: Afsluiting POST
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl) Beperkt ruimte. Een boeking is nodig voor 7 juli.

de hele avond programma voor “film + kunst” >>

Programma
Gratis entree en als je het goed vindt gooi wat in de pet daarna voor de makers

Bed Peace 2013 by Carmen McGlinn + Sonja van Kerkhoff. Performers: Carmen McGlinn + Toroa McGlinn, met videos van Theolijke Smit, Coen van der Geest + de Leiden International Short Film Experience.

vr. 28 juni, 19.30 galerie is open met een interactieve projectie in de foyer, en de expositie film + kunst met elf site-specifieke ruimtes en meer door 25 kunstenaars.
buiten het galerie in Leiden: De Lakenfeesten (lakenfeesten.nl).
21.00: De Recycling Act
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Kuiper|Berbée met muziek van “Vetschiller” (Vetschiller met Kuiper en Berbée op het Magneetfestival Amsterdam + Vetschiller’s YouTube-kanaal)
22.00: Post voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).

za. 29 juni, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst met elf site-specifieke ruimtes en meer door 25 kunstenaars.
19.00 Vroege muziek en hedendaagse versies van Feyen en Vermasse.
20.00: Post
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).
20.45: Dempsey speelt Dempsey
Leids band met eigen liedjes. www.dempsey.nl

zo. 30 juni, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst.
17.00-19.30 Galerie is GESLOTEN
19.30: “Destination inconnu – Een postmodern reisverslag”
Jos van Broek verteld met dias
20.00: Post
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).
20.45: LUCHT van Levend Lijf, theater in beeld en beweging (www.levendlijf.nl).

dinsdag: 2 juli, 19.30 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst met elf site-specieke ruimtes en meer door 25 kunstenaars.
20.00: Post tv uitzending met vraag en antwoord over het postmodernisme van Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl).

za. 6 juli, 13.00 galerie is open met de expositie film + kunst.
20.00: Fields of Wonder voorstelling (www.fieldsofwonder.nl) + Bed Peace 2013 van Carmen McGlinn + Sonja van Kerkhoff.

zo. 7 juli
13.00 – 16.00: KETEL HAEZER met fragmenten IlIASZ
Geluidstheater live ‘chloor voor de oren’ van Klaas Bolhuis
20.00: Afsluiting POST
voorstelling van Leids theatermakers Roggeveen|Olijerhoek (www.voornu.nl) Beperkt ruimte. Een boeking is nodig voor 7 juli.

Site-specific installation by Robbert Pauwels.

Detail in the “Film + Kunst” exhibition with work by Inge Reisberman, Adrian Faes, and Katharina Pohlmann.

Eleven artists were invited to make site-specific installations in the old post office building. Catharina van Velden’s room of drawings, objects and video is a gesamtkunstwerk – you walk into the frame, while in the post office safe, Inge Reisbermann’s projection of a nocturnal cat patrolling its territory references the edges of the frame. In Astrid Moors’ room your touch on the interactive screen affects the framework around the protagonists inside the frame. And Klaas Bolhuis’ room changes the framework of the art gallery. His contribution is a functioning art library. You can rent the artworks he has on display, while Suzanne van Rossenberg’s series “A Room with a Lesbian view” is about the intangible. Her work is a conceptual process that unfolds along the walls.

POST theatre on May 31st by Erik Olijerhoek + Gideon Roggeveen in the garage area of the gallery.

Bed Peace 2013 by Carmen McGlinn + Sonja van Kerkhoff. Performers: Carmen McGlinn + Toroa McGlinn, 31 May.

Artists:
Inge Reisberman, Fields of Wonder,Yoke Ferwerda, Daniëlle Celie, Barthel Brussee, Wendy van Baar, Robbert Pauwels, Christiaan van Tol, Katharina Pöhlmann, Suzanne van Rossenberg, Carmen McGlinn + Sonja van Kerkhoff, Erik Flikkensch​ild, Gideon, Roggeveen|Olijerhoek, Erik, Catharina van Velden, Coen van der Geest, De Natte Wang/Kuiper en Berbee, Iris Mechielsen, Christie Greeve, Loes van Dorp, Theolieke Smit, Emilie Gallier, Michel Siebes, Astrid Moors, Adrian Faes, Henk Hannemann. This page has links to their work >>

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“Film + Kunst” @ Galerie de Pieter,
Breestraat 46 (Gallery website)
Open: Sundays + Saturdays (za + zo) 13 – 17.00, (vr) 21 June, 16-18.00
AND: from 7:30 p.m. till 10 p.m. with the following live events on:
25, 28, 29, 30 June, + 2, 6, 7 July.
Ook open op: 11, 25, 28, 29, 30 juni en 2, 6, 7 juli, 19:30-22.00

25 June: 19.30 Gallery is open.
20.00-20.30 concert: The Happy Acorns met acoustische meemrstemmige americana covers Concert by the Leiden acoustic folk music band, “The Happy Acorns”
21.00-22.00: meer: POST discussie, eten, workshoppen met Gideon, Erik + Sonja More “POST” discussion + workshop.

Kijk op de galerie rooster | The Gallery roster and opening times >>

Meer info over de volgende avonden in “Film+Kunst” komt binnenkort.
More details about the following evening events will be added soon.

28, 29, 30 June, 8 p.m.: Theatre by Gideon Roggeveen | Olijerhoek, Erik, De Natte Wang/Kuiper en Berbee and yet to be announced acts + interactive installaties by Sonja van Kerkhoff

Performance by Emilie Gallier at the opening.

2 July, 8-10 p.m.: Meer “POST” / More “POST” events.

6 July, 8 p.m.: Fields of Wonder

7 July, 8 p.m.: Theatre by Gideon Roggeveen | Olijerhoek, Erik, De Natte Wang/Kuiper en Berbee and yet to be announced performances + interactive installaties by Sonja van Kerkhoff