Grand Opening of Kwekerij de Verwondering

May 29, 2024

photos opening: Lili Berger

Thank you for joining us for the grand opening of Kwekerij de Verwondering, a charming and small-scale plant nursery created by Jorick de Quaasteniet. Nestled in the heart of the See Lab Garden in Scheveningen, this hidden gem was ready to welcome plant lovers of all kinds. On June 2, 2024, from 1 PM to 4 PM, we celebrated an afternoon filled with nature, community, and sustainable gardening.

At Kwekerij de Verwondering, you found a curated selection of untreated plants, lovingly grown to bring a touch of green wonder to your home or garden. Our commitment to natural and sustainable practices meant you could trust that our plants were free from harmful chemicals and nurtured with care.

photography: Anke van den Berg

As part of our dedication to environmental responsibility, we encourage you to bring along any empty plant pots you have. We are happy to reuse them, helping to reduce waste and promote a cycle of sustainability.

Come and explore our little green haven, meet fellow plant enthusiasts, and discover the beauty of untreated, home-grown plants. We look forward to welcoming you to Kwekerij de Verwondering!

Date: June 2, 2024 | Time: 1 PM - 4 PM | Location: See Lab Garden, Scheveningen

Let's grow a greener future together!

more info:

www.kwekerijdeverwondering.nl
https://www.instagram.com/kwekerij.de.verwondering/

www.descheveninger.nl

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Jan Koos Feijlbriefs levensspiegel

May 28, 2024

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Maar in die doffe, zwarte nacht, als de wereld slaapt en alleen de sterren waken, voel ik me levendiger dan ooit.
- J. van Oudshoorn, Willem Mertens' levensspiegel

Jan Koos Feijlbrief looked the archetypical civil servant he was, his inner life and writings were those of a free thinker and sensitive soul. Under the name J van Oudshoorn he wrote some of the finest lines written in Dutch literature, about shame, guilt, alienation, inferiority, isolation and youthful infatuation. Over 70 years after he died, Jan Koos Feijlbrief alias J. van Oudshoorn, inspired 12 artists and a publisher to make work that will be on view from June 15 - July 7 at See Lab. Vernissage event June 15 at 17:00 hrs.

Artists:
Zamèr, Emo Verkerk, Gladys, Shani Leseman, My Guides and Me, Tamara Vierbergen, Benny Snouta, Trees Heil, Beck Wyatt, Bernice Nauta, Piyoyo, Rik Möhlmann, J. Joostzoon, Sjuul Joosen, Kadab Sedem, Kim David Bots, 朱慧玮, Hussel Zhu, Giles' Ice Scheme, Caroline Sarneel, GC Heemskerk, Luuk Kuipers and Samieh Shahcheraghi

photos: Sjuul Joosen

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'SOLO - AN EARTHLY MEMORY’

April 7, 2024

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‘SOLO - AN EARTHLY MEMORY’

‘She descended onto this silent Earth from the endless cosmos above. Although abandoned, this place still holds the stories of the past through the time capsules that are spread over the land. Dreams and memories are glued to the objects that these capsules contain – they speak of fragmented parts of the past and are able to initiate intrinsic, human processes. Thus, the traveller is submerged into stimulating, sensory experiences and the endlessness of her imagination. She experiences for the first time sensations such as taste, sleep and a feeling of longing for a return to the stars.’

Sjuul Joosen is intrigued in his artistry by a constant interaction between his own fantasy and the rules to which reality is subjected. A fascination for the laws of physics and maths grows in his artistic process into surrealistic stories, where the guidelines of reality are questioned and receive a new meaning in their own, transformative world. The installation of Sjuul titled SOLO – An Earthly Memory is an all-encompassing example of this; as flown from another dimension, a woman crashes into a future world in her pointy spaceship, which seems to be an alternative version of Earth itself. The installation creates a surrealistic connection between different places, timelines and sensory experiences, where objects are able to pave a way for an intrinsic and personal journey. Visitors are warmly invited to experience this installation which Sjuul has worked meticulously on for the past six years on Scheveningen beach.

The film will loop every hour. During weekdays the exhibition can also be visited by appointment.

Supported by: Mondriaan Fonds, Stroom Den Haag, and See Lab.

images: Sjuul Joosen

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‘SOLO - EEN AARDSE HERINNERING’

‘Vanuit de dansende sterrenhemel daalde zij neer op een stille Aarde. Hoewel verlaten, draagt deze plek nog de verhalen van het verleden dankzij de tijdcapsules die verspreid zijn over het land. De objecten in deze capsules tonen gefragmenteerde delen van het verleden en zijn tevens in staat om intrinsieke processen in werking te stellen. De reiziger wordt zodoende ondergedompeld in prikkelende, zintuiglijke ervaringen en de eindeloosheid van haar verbeeldingskracht. Zij ervaart voor de eerste keer sensaties zoals smaak, slaap en een gevoel van verlangen voor een terugkeer naar de sterren.’

De installatie van Sjuul Joosen, getiteld SOLO – Een Aardse herinnering, stelt een surrealistische wereld voor waar verscheidene plekken, tijdlijnen en zintuiglijke sensaties samensmelten tot een alternatieve realiteit.

De film zal elk heel uur opnieuw afspelen. Doordeweeks is de tentoonstelling tevens op afspraak te bezoeken.

Gerealiseerd met ondersteuning van het Mondriaan Fonds, Stroom Den Haag en See Lab.

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'EVERYWHEN’

February 25, 2024

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‘Kia whakatomuri te haere whakamua.’

‘I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past.’

‘'Everywhen’

The project challenges us to rethink our relationship with the future in a quest that is guided by Everywhen: a perception of time in which past, present, and future are interconnected. The project demonstrates how this idea of time can become part of our thinking and the way we perceive the city. Through spatial installations, maps and storytelling, the boundaries of this approach are explored. The exhibition shows us what it is like to experience The Hague through the lens of Everywhen.

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There is a Māori saying: "I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on the past." Nowadays we show little sensitivity to this wisdom. We live in a world in which the future has no place. Yet the choices made today, will have far-reaching consequences for that future. It is a dead-end road. The climate crisis shows that we can no longer ignore the future. We need to broaden our time horizon. In doing so we are faced with a barrier: the future can be vague and abstract and is clouded by uncertainty. This makes the climate crisis also a crisis of perspective.

To escape this perspective crisis, we need to expand the boundaries of our temporal imagination. Designers have the ability – and the responsibility – to play a key role in this challenge. It requires a fundamentally different design approach, which begins with the realization that the Western idea of time – where the present is isolated from the past and the future – may underlie our shortsightedness. Indigenous cultures, where a different sense of time exists, can help us break this cycle. We can draw inspiration from the belief that past, present, and future are interwoven. This fluid idea of time is referred to by Aboriginals as Everywhen. This graduation project demonstrates how Everywhen can become part of the practice of urban and architectural design.

In this quest, three media forms from the designer's standard repertoire provide guidance. Through maps, models, and narratives, we explore how we can perceive and understand the city in the spirit of Everywhen. This approach focuses on The Hague; a city that is formed by divergent time scales. On one hand, the city is shaped by deep geological layers of sand and peat. On the other hand, the city has a long history as the center of political power, which is constantly changing. These interacting time layers provide the perfect conditions to experience the city through the lens of Everywhen.

The collected stories about The Hague form the basis for a series of spatial emblemas. These representations of places in The Hague challenge us to broaden our temporal perspective. Do we look at the city as it was, now is, or as it could be in the future? From the spatial installations, maps, and stories, a new image of the city emerges. The boundary between past, present, and future fades until we reach Everywhen.

images: Daan de Jong

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'MUMURMURMURS’

February 15, 2024

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‘Murmurmurmurs’

See Lab hosted the exhibition ‘Murmurmurmurs’. Together, the four murs wanted to share their stories and tell them in whispers of their practice. Their exhibition showed their distinctive voices, invited to share more stories, and celebrated together to create a murmur of its own.

Murmurs were innocent and whooshing sounds that came straight from the heart. They were silent, yet telling. As such, the presenting artists contributed their own mur to the presentation of their collective Murmurmurmurs. The four distinctive voices told their own personal stories through their artistic practices. Without a need to scream, they instead whispered their tales in the ways that suited them best. In various forms, shapes, and sizes, they asked you to look and listen, and maybe say something back as well (if you would like to).

The exhibition opened on Friday, February 16th. The following Saturday, the 17th, the audience was welcomed to join the public event of shared storytelling in the exhibition space, and on Sunday, the 18th, a collective dinner closed the exhibition.

photography: Anca Bârjovanu

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Program

Grand Opening of Kwekerij de Verwondering

Jan Koos Feijlbriefs levensspiegel

'SOLO - AN EARTHLY MEMORY’

'EVERYWHEN’

'MUMURMURMURS’