STILTE IN DE STORM - Silence in the storm
We all know "the calm before the storm". The exhibition organisers of this exhibition in Voorlinden say that who will defy a storm must step into it - "The place where calm reigns and brightness (transparency) originates".
It makes me think of my highly beloved story by Tove Jansson: "The Filifjonka who loved catastrophes". (Please, please read it, if you can find it!)
The exhibition asks you "to set the world on pause, step into the eye of the storm" - and feel what happens to you inside.
Above you see the gorgeous work "L'Addition" by Elmgreen & Dragset - 1961 &1968, Denmark& Norway.
Loneliness, man and nature, tracks we leave after us - a very impressive installation.
Arturo Herenandez Alcázar (1978)
The artist shows us the violence that swept over Mexico by drug-cartels. An interesting story behind that.
Claire Tabouret (1981)
"Weaving Waters, Weaving Gestures"
Above you see a woven tapestry "The Blue Sentinels" (I hope that I am correct here).
These are only a few samples from the exhibition - and of course there were the beloved art pieces that are always there:
Leandro Erlich (1073):
Swimming Pool (2016)
which you can enter without getting wet, look up and see visitors as if you dived into a pool. Stunning!
For me there was another kind of art that remains too:
A view from inside out into the beautiful park.
PS: I almost forgot to mention the following installation:
Marina Abramovic (1946):
You as a visitor could be part of it - You get a lab coat and noise-cancelling earphones, 500 gram lentils and rice, an hour and a task: to count them.
Now: being a grandmother with a wide knowledge of fairy tales, of course it reminded me instantly of ???
You will have the answer!