Monuments to Peace
Interventions
Studio Makkink & Bey invited a number of artists to realise interventions with which they confront the historical materials from the collecton and the way they are presented in_ Monuments to Peace_.
Lissa Zengerink
Something New
Designer Lissa Zengerink (1989) temporarily 'inhabits' the bunker of Het Nieuwe Instituut. In the exhibition space, she works on the design for a futuristic monument, based on a three-day dialogue with archivist Alfred Marks. With her project 'Check Out These 17 Amazing Stories About Grief And Relief, What Happens Next Will Amaze You...' she asks what a future without the Internet would bring.
Yuri Veerman & Martijn Engelbregt
Something Borrowed
Artist and designer Yuri Veerman (1982) opens the exhibition Monuments to Peace with a site-specific installation of his collection 'Free T-shirts'. Veerman ordered T-shirt online that were offered alongside 'free' bumper stickers and fridge magnets. An industry of opportunism disguised as a symbol of idealism. Yuri Veerman also selected a loan from the process artist Martijn Engelbregt (1972). Engelbregt asked people to reconnect to the earth by literally shaking its hand. His collection of ceramic casts and an overview poster remind us of the importance of love. During the opening of Monuments to Peace Yuri Veerman read a short text about his grandfather who smuggled people during World War II.
Philip Lüschen
Something Blue
Artist Philip Lüschen (1983) developed a new interactive installation that relates to the public. Lüschen creates site-specific work in which he disguises sculptures as everyday objects and uses his drawings as a scenario for actions in everyday life. With his intervention 'The War Romantic Test', Lüschen investigates the thin line between boredom during peacetime and the romance of war.