Design Commissions
Yannick Verweij was the scenographer of Plumbing the System, the official Dutch contribution to the 18th International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia in 2023.
Yannick Verweij is a multi-disciplinary artist working as a scenographer and theatre maker. He studied scenography at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, The Netherlands and Drama at KASK School of Arts Ghent, Belgium. Verweij has worked in various fields in the (performaning) arts including theatre, dance, opera, puppetry theatre and installation art. His practices include designing sets, costumes, lighting, and video, as well as directing and writing. He has worked for renowned companies such as the Dutch National Opera, Theater Oostpool, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, and Grand Théâtre de Genève, and is teacher at HKU University of the Arts Utrecht since 2018. Verweij attempts to create spaces in people's imagination through scenography, linking to concrete issues in our everyday society. These spaces are a safe space for the audience to be confronted, to reflect, and to contemplate.