Not All that Glitters is Pixel

when: June 29, 2023 - July 23, 2023
where: EXboot

This multimedia installation is a result of an ongoing dialog between the digital and physical worlds. What begins as a photograph, digital edit, screenshot, gif, or a Google image, can just as well become an object, costume, or a prop and vice versa. Inspired by early-Internet aesthetics, the multi-layered, collage-like scenes featuring the artist as the main character(s), are a reflection on her own, as well as her generation’s virtual and non-virtual identity. As observed across the generation of kids that grew up on the Internet, the cybersphere has reached far beyond its purely practical potential and serves as an intangible space of its own etiquette, language, and set of principles. “Not All that Glitters is Pixel” aims to explore the way that one experiences the “self” online, as they engage with it as an essential tool for establishing belief systems and communities. One of the elements of the installation is a tapestry titled “Paradise is Pixel”, which combines conventional representations of the biblical concept of paradise with digitally made and printed images, in effort to highlight the Internet’s potential to double as a sentient metaphysical space.

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Waste of Time

Domas van Wijk

Waste of Time is Domas van Wijk’s first solo exhibition in Utrecht, the city where he was born and raised. The fact that it took this long might say something about his relationship with the place, and perhaps the other way around too. After graduating from the art academy in Arnhem in 2017, he moved on to other cities and countries. Two years ago, he returned to the area where it all began and now it feels like the right time to reintroduce to utrecht what was already there.

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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.

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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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