Layers and layers of barely there

when: July 1, 2020 - July 24, 2020
where: EXboot

To Sophie Spekle EXboot feels like an abandoned, nearly dystopian place that withholds many precious memories. She tries to capture the place in her work and plays with lightness and heaviness, fluidity and decay. Structures and skeletons melt away in cloudy spaces and landscapes. This altogether is to be seen in figures, objects and collages that form a blueprint for what has yet to ‘become’.

The works have a visual language consisting of grids, overviews, maps and notes, in which “earthy” structures and formless masses are indicated. All this stems from Spekle’s interest in that which cannot be determined: things that deform, decay, transition, and have a mind of their own. But also the way humans create structures and forms to be able to understand.

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Current exhibition

This exhibition is closed. This is showing at EXboot now:

Oct 2

Oct 26

Ancestral Murmurs

Iyanla Etnel

Ancestral Murmurs is a performance video that explores the weight of silence passed on from generation to generation.Through heavy, slow movements, the work reflects how this inherited weight shapes the body and its ability to move forward.

where

Nijverheidskade 15
3534AZ Utrecht

EXboot is vanwege de unieke en beperkte omvang van de cultuurhistorische locatie enkel te voet te betreden en niet rolstoeltoegankelijk. Er zijn (nog) geen voorzieningen voor slechthorenden.

Een groep jonge mannen kijkt door het raam van de EXboot naar binnen

Always at EXboot

Het zandpadmuseum

"I cherish both my present and my past. In addition to being a place for groundbreaking art, one of my rooms also houses the Zandpad Museum. Here, I share the story of my illustrious past and introduce you to people who know me well—inside and out. Take a seat on my stool, gaze out the window, and listen to the many stories surrounding my existence."

Short documentary ‘Het Zandpad’

In the 'Zandpad Museum', you can watch a short documentary about the origins of the Zandpad. The Zandpad used to be a strip of boats in the river Vecht, where sexworkers could fullfill their profession legaly. The documentary features numerous audio fragments of conversations with various people involved, including a former sex worker and former mayor Aleid Wolfsen.

This Zandpad documentary was created by Sylvie Kamphuis & Jaap Pronk (directors), Bram Engelaar (camera), Doenja Abel (production), Twan Bracco Gartner (music), and Bald Beeld (editing). Special thanks to the interviewees: Aleid Wolfsen (former mayor of Utrecht), Brenda Oude Breuil (criminologist at Utrecht University), Jannie Teunissen (De Tussenvoorziening), the former sex worker, and the former client of the Zandpad.

The documentary was made possible with support from the Municipality of Utrecht, K.F. Heinfonds, Mondriaan Fund, and RTV Utrecht.

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