THE BLUE OF THE FAR DISTANCE

THE BLUE OF THE FAR DISTANCE
Exhibition by: Emilia Martin
Open: June 24th -July 02 | 12:00-17:00 H
Opening: June 24th at 20.00 H

Short description:
“The blue of the far distance” is a long term research into the topic of human relationship with the starry night sky in times marked by light pollution. Throughout her research and making processes Emilia visited amateur observatories where light pollution was too strong to see anything in the sky above, hand crafted planetariums built in the intimate settings of living rooms, farms, sheds. Inspired by the notion of hand crafted skies Emilia weaves different universes into a new one - a hopeful speculation. “The blue of the far distance” is a place of positive escape accessible and democratically available, a constellation of stargazers, of darknesses and surreal landscapes, of ancient orreries and universes in human scales, a clash between mundane and sublime.

About the artist:
Emilia Martin is an artist passionate about storytelling and myths, primarily working with media of photography, sound and writing. She grew up between two radically different realities: her grandmother's remote, rural farm filled with ancient myths and magic in Eastern Poland, and her hometown, Silesia – a heavy industry coal mining region in the Western Poland marked by extractivism and patriarchy. A clash between these two realities formed a place which continues to nurture her artistic practice. Emilia’s work explores the power of speculation and reimagining the realities we inhabit.

Funded by:

JELLIE KLASTER

GUEST ARTIST - JELLIE KLASTER
Residency and solo exhibition:

Residency: 1st - 31st of May (visit by appointment)
Exhibition: 26th of May - 10th of June
Saturdays and Sundays, 1 – 5 pm
Opening 26th of May, 5 - 7 pm
Finissage 10th of June, 5 - 7 pm
Weekdays: by appointment (email Jellieklaster@protonmail.com

photography: Anke van den Berg

WORK IN PROGRESS
Jellie will work on a spatial installation in the project space. See Lab invites everyone interested to drop by during this period and see her at work.

photography: Lili Berger and Jellie Klaster

FINAL PRESENTATION
Freedom, Body, Clay and Rope
The final outcome of the residency will be revealed in a public presentation taking place on Friday 26 May from 17:00 until 19:00. Yvonne Twisk, Art and Heritage specialist, advisor at House of Culture, and Governance advisor for Management and Supervision at Cultuur+Ondernemen, will give a speech prior to the opening of the installation. The exhibition is open to the public  until the 10th of June and ends with a finissage on June 10 at 17:00. Opening times are Saturdays and Sundays from 13:00 – 17:00, and during the week by appointment

About the artist

Jellie sees her work as a reflection of a philosophical inquiry into the relationship between body, mind, artist and object. What fascinates her is the question of the limits of freedom and autonomy. Is an artist free and autonomous? In a predominantly Western way of thinking, we often assume this, which makes the reciprocity, dependence and coherence of the individual with the world around him/her seem invisible. Her work arises from this philosophical thought and is at the same time a basis for how she deals with her material. It is about exploring and experimenting, searching for possibilities and boundaries of transformation, connection and making interventions. She uses tools and sometimes machines, but mostly she works with her hands and her body to create shapes in and with materials such as clay, textiles, canvas and rope.

Many thanks to the Cultural Incubator See Lab and Subsidie Makersregeling Gemeente Den Haag, who both made this residency possible.

SPRING GARDEN SESSIONS

Spring Garden Sessions IN SEE LAB

We experience spring intensely, in the beautifully designed garden of our cultural incubator and art community See Lab in Scheveningen. How? With you as a lover of very good music, casual experience, culinary tastings, Scottish and Irish Whiskeys from partner Dramtune (including a tasting of Rum, Grappa, Armagnac and Limoncello) connection at special locations. Our garden offers space for relaxation, connection and recreation and aims to be a green cohabitational area for art and nature in Scheveningen. In that atmosphere, a fine Sunday afternoon takes place for the connoisseurs, with surprising food and drinks.
The fine Spring Garden Sessions connect seamlessly with this experience, with a line-up to die for:

LINE UP:
14.15 - 14.55 - Lotte Walda
14.55 - 15.35 - Jolene
15.35 - 16.15 - Gijs Ballering (Friends of the family)
16.15 - 16.55 - Subterranean Street Society
16.55 - 17.35 - David Benjamin
17.35 - 19.00 - Zomaar Gasten 

Sunday 23rd of April 2023 | See Lab, Duinstraat 55 | Scheveningen | Time: 13.30 -20:00 uur
Tickets: : Regular Ticket: € 15,- | Regular Ticket & Indonesian Food: € 25,-
Organisation: podium aan zee

N - THE MADNESS OF REASON

SCREENING | Friday 13th of Januari | 18.30 - 22.00 h (dinner: 19.30 h)

N-THE MADNESS OF REASON is the story of an unusual obsession. A French encyclopaedist tries to complete his life's work from beyond death. Hovering between dream and reality, this magical film plays on the confrontation between the Western mind and African spirituality.

After 8 years of work N – The Madness of Reason, has had ts world premiere at the 64e International Film festival of Berlin 2015.

The film is written and directed by PETER KRÜGER. The text was written by the renown Nigerian writer BEN OKRI (winner of the Booker Prize) . The film is narrated by the French actor MICHAEL LONSDALE. The music for the film is composed by WALTER HUS in close collaboration with Malian singer FATOUMATA DIAWARA as the main vocalist. RIMVYDAS LEIPUS (Khadak, the films of Sharunas Bartas, ...) took care of the cinematography while NICO LEUNEN edited the film. PETER KRÜGER not only directed but also produced the film for INTI FILMS (Drift, Kinshasa Kids, Desert Island)

The film is a Belgian-Dutch-German co-production between Inti Films, Cobra Films, Mollywood, Dieptescherpte, Blinker Filmproduktion, ARTE/ZDF and is supported by the Flemish Audiovisual Fund, Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles, Taxshelter of the Belgian Federal Government, Dutch Film fund, Media Programme of the European Union and Eurimages, in collaboration with Canvas, Sabam.

BE-DE-NL 2014 / 102’ / DCP / 1:1,85 / colour / surround 5.1 & 2.0.
Original languages : French, English, Bambara, Dioula, Sénoufo, Songhoy, Agni

FACEBOOK-PAGE: facebook.com/pages/N-the-madness-of-reason/263047923726836

All info
nthefilm.com
intifilms.com

Tatiana Kolganova, Mio Fujimaki and Elina Alekseeva

SOJOURN

Short description:
See Lab welcomes you to a spatial-reflective experience Sojourn. The exhibition is the result of a collaborative residency between Tatiana Kolganova, Mio Fujimaki and Elina Alekseeva. Set your reminder and come slow down with us.🖤

OPEN: 10-11th of December | 11.00 - 19.00 H | Work by: @elina.lia.alekseeva @tania_v_kolganova @fjmkmo

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