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Guided tours this weekend #VOORLOPERS garden exhi

Guided tours this weekend
#VOORLOPERS garden exhibition @paleissoestdijk

With my new art installation ‘Final Rehearsal’ part of #voorlopers exhibition

Final Rehearsal (ESPRIT DE CORPS), 2022

“Do we still have time for a final rehearsal? Can we pass on our planet with propriety to the generations to come?

For future generations, we must keep the rudder straight to preserve a habitable and livable planet. But where do we go, which direction to take?

We all have to do it, together and collaboratively, even if we have different perspectives, sometimes back to back, consultatively, and put your shoulders to the wheel.”

My new installation
Final Rehearsal (ESPRIT DE CORPS) is part of garden exhibition VOORLOPERS
May 13 - August 5
Soestdijk Palace, Baarn

📸@paleissoestdijk
#artinstallation #installationart #sketch #finalrehearsal #espritdecorps #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #sculpturegarden #sustainableart #art #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #textbasedart #textartwork #textart #artwork #femaleartist #visualartist #craftmanship #enzomari #marjetroling #millerandwoodexperts #sawmilldesalamander #localwood #interdisciplinary

Great opening of the garden exhibition VOORLOPERS

Great opening of the garden exhibition VOORLOPERS at Soestdijk Palace yesterday!

Big thanks to team @paleissoestdijk

Opening Words by
Maya Meijer-Bergmans
Wim Pijbes
Curator Marie Jeanne de Rooij
and Her Royal Highness Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma

#artinstallation #installationart #finalrehearsal #espritdecorps #voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #sculpturegarden #sculptureexhibition #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #textbasedart #textartwork #textart #artwork #femaleartist #visualartist #enzomari #craftmanship #teamworkmakethedreamwork @marjet_roling #millerandwoodexperts #sawmilldesalamander #localwood #interdisciplinary

Final Rehearsal (ESPRIT DE CORPS), 2022 “Do we

Final Rehearsal (ESPRIT DE CORPS), 2022

“Do we still have time for a final rehearsal? Can we pass on our planet with propriety to the generations to come?

For future generations, we must keep the rudder straight to preserve a habitable and livable planet. But where do we go, which direction to take?

We all have to do it, together and collaboratively, even if we have different perspectives, sometimes back to back, consultatively, and put your shoulders to the wheel.”

New installation
Final Rehearsal (ESPRIT DE CORPS) is part of garden exhibition VOORLOPERS
May 13 - August 5
Soestdijk Palace, Baarn
@paleissoestdijk

#artinstallation #installationart #sketch #finalrehearsal #espritdecorps #voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #sculpturegarden #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #textbasedart #textartwork #textart #artwork #femaleartist #visualartist #enzomari #craftmanship #teamworkmakethedreamwork @marjet_roling #millerandwoodexperts #sawmilldesalamander #localwood #interdisciplinary

Ready to assemble Heading to Soestdijk Palace in

Ready to assemble

Heading to Soestdijk Palace in Baarn

New art installation for the VOORLOPERS exhibition at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn
May 13 - August 5
@paleissoestdijk

#readyforit #voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #sculpturegarden #artinstallation #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #textart #artwork #femaleartist #visualartist #craftmanshipmatters #teamwork @marjet_roling #millerRickVermeulen #woodexpertJanvanderPloeg #woodexpertMartienvanVliet #monument #sawmill #desalamander #interdisciplinary

Next step in the process of making the new install

Next step in the process of making the new installation for the VOORLOPERS exhibition at Soestdijk Palace

Taking the sawn wood from sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam over to the amazing craftswoman, Marjet Röling in The Hague.
Starting to build the art installation together, we are taking on the challenges of the original sketch design, becoming a reality.

Marjet and I have been working together on projects since 2014. From building and designing museum shows to commissioned work, big or small, always a pleasure and great fun!

Forever grateful for sharing her knowledge and experience with me. And most importantly, she has the guts to join me on new adventures!
Thanks @marjet_roling ❤️

Working together on my new installation for the VOORLOPERS exhibition at Soestdijk Palace in Baarn
May 13 - August 5
@paleissoestdijk

#voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #artinstallation #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #dutchart #femaleartist #visualartist #interdisciplinary #heritage #woodsawmill #desalamander #localwood #mill #woodexpert #craftmanship #craftswoman #marjetroling #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #yeah

Martien van Vliet and Jan van der Ploeg are wood e

Martien van Vliet and Jan van der Ploeg are wood experts volunteering at monument wood sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam.
The Douglas wood for my new installation at the garden exhibition at Paleis Soestdijk was cut to size by them, using the traditional machinery inside the historic wind mill.
Martien and Jan are so well attuned to each other that they don't need words when they are working together, they are mates in every sense.
They ‘listen’ to the wood and work with the signs the wood itself gives off.

Thank you Martien and Jan for sharing your knowledge and craftsmanship ❤️

New installation is part of exhibition VOORLOPERS
May 13 - August 5
Soestdijk Palace, Baarn
@paleissoestdijk

#voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #buitenkunst #openluchttentoonstelling #artinstallation #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #dutchart #femaleartist #visualartist #interdisciplinary #heritage #woodsawmill #desalamander #wood #mill #woodexperts #volunteers #craftmanship #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

With help of craftswoman @marjet_roling

First of all the batch of local Douglas wood for m

First of all the batch of local Douglas wood for my new art installation had to come from the drying location underneath the mill. It had to be hauled into the mill to be cut to size.

New installation is part of
Garden Exhibition VOORLOPERS
May 13 - August 5
Soestdijk Palace, Baarn
@paleissoestdijk

With craftswoman @marjet_roling,
Miller Rick Vermeulen, wood experts Martien van Vliet & Jan van der Ploeg of wood sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam

#voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #pioneers #gardenexhibition #artinstallation #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #dutchart #femaleartist #visualartist #interdisciplinary #heritage #monument #woodsawmill #desalamander #wood #mill #woodexperts #volunteers #craftmanship #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

With Miller Rick Vermeulen and craftswoman Marjet

With Miller Rick Vermeulen and craftswoman Marjet Röling at national monument wood sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam. Underneath the mill all kinds of wood batches are being kept for at least a year to dry. This is after they spent a year or three in the water. The ‘watering’ will improve the workability and the durability of the wood and will reduce the working of wood after it is dried.

We found the right batch of Douglas wood from Royal Estates De Horsten in Wassenaar to make my new art installation, which will be part of the VOORLOPERS garden exhibition at Soestdijk Palace.
This Douglas wood is sustainably sawn by wind at the mill by an expertteam of voluntary millers and wood craftsmen.

VOORLOPERS
May 13 - August 5
@paleissoestdijk

#voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #pioneers #gardenexhibition #artinstallation #sustainableart #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #dutchart #femaleartist #visualartist #interdisciplinary #heritage #woodsawmill #desalamander #wood #mill #miller #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #workworkwork
@marjet_roling

Very excited that my new installation will be part

Very excited that my new installation will be part of the art-exhibition VOORLOPERS at the Soestdijk Palace Gardens in Baarn

May 13 - August 5
@paleissoestdijk

VOORLOPERS
Curator Marie Jeanne de Rooij presenteert met VOORLOPERS vijftien kunstenaars die in Nederland wonen, werken of opgeleid zijn. Kunstenaars die vernieuwend en visionair zijn, het experiment niet schuwen en die verrassen. Kortom: kunstenaars die echte voorlopers zijn. De kunstwerken tonen een gevarieerde selectie van hedendaagse kunst. Naast ‘echte’ beelden, wordt in de werken de grenzen opgezocht van uiteenlopende kunstdisciplines zoals bijvoorbeeld bio-design, videokunst en robotica.

Atelier Van Lieshout (AVL), David Bade, Cecilia Bengtsson, BuroLdR, Iliada Charalambous, Ivan Cremer, Bram Ellens, Groenewoud/Buij, Bob Hendrikx, Marjan Laaper, Silvia Martes, Ingrid Mol, Zeger Reyers, Lennart Lahuis, Birgit Verwer

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In close collaboration with crafts woman @marjet_roling
With help of Miller Rick Vermeulen, woodcraft men Martien van Vliet and Jan van der Ploeg of wood sawmill De Salamander in Leidschendam

#voorlopers #paleissoestdijk #exhibition #gardenexhibition #artinstallation #art #finearts #contemporaryart #hedendaagsekunst #zeitgenössischekunst #artcontemporain #textbasedart #artwork #dutchart #femaleartist #visualartist #interdisciplinary #sustainableart

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