How to Build a House 2nd chapter -Windows and Doors
From September onwards, ( ) in the Mountain has been in residency at Off the Grid in Leuven, Belgium.
Within the context of our residency at Off the Grid, we ask ourselves: When we look outside the structure of a home, what are we looking for?
Our practice what is often omitted, hidden, or pushed aside, giving us and others a space for the quiet, for all that often does not make its way to the forefront. This time, we attempt to reflect on the occurrences within our living environment– the fleeting thoughts we have when we sit by a window, a door as a portal, and a window as a metaphor for vulnerability.
How to Build a House is an ongoing project that takes shape in a series of continuous exhibitions. The first installment titled Building a Foundation took place at our shared studio space in De Besturing, Den Haag. As a group of international artists living and working in The Netherlands, we wanted to explore what home could mean and how to build something for ourselves in a place far away from our ‘homes’. This time, we are shifting our foundation through the lens of what it means to be an artist in residence in a different city.
12 December 2024 - 22 January 2025
From September onwards, ( ) in the Mountain has been in residency at Off the Grid in Leuven, Belgium.
Within the context of our residency at Off the Grid, we ask ourselves: When we look outside the structure of a home, what are we looking for?
Our practice what is often omitted, hidden, or pushed aside, giving us and others a space for the quiet, for all that often does not make its way to the forefront. This time, we attempt to reflect on the occurrences within our living environment– the fleeting thoughts we have when we sit by a window, a door as a portal, and a window as a metaphor for vulnerability.
How to Build a House is an ongoing project that takes shape in a series of continuous exhibitions. The first installment titled Building a Foundation took place at our shared studio space in De Besturing, Den Haag. As a group of international artists living and working in The Netherlands, we wanted to explore what home could mean and how to build something for ourselves in a place far away from our ‘homes’. This time, we are shifting our foundation through the lens of what it means to be an artist in residence in a different city.
We warmly thanks Cas-co for making this exhibition possible, Jonas Dehen for production, Arthur Cordier for coordination, and Mirthe for curatorial support.
This exhibition is supported by Stroom Den Haag and Culture Moves Europe. This work is produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Union.
Exhibition text by Arthur Cordier
Poster PDF
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