Timo Demollin
Stb. 1966,271-16625-20649 (2023)
A chain hoist from the former Dutch State Mines is suspended from Dyneema rope — a strong and lightweight polyethene fibre developed by chemical company DSM. In contemporary mining industries, Dyneema forms a competitive alternative to steel wire dragline.
Under ECSC policy, unprofitable coal mines were closed down as post-1950 market globalisation caused the price of domestic coal to exceed that of imported coal arriving at European seaports. Before the Dutch cessation of coal mining, gasification by-products had already incited an industry for commodity chemicals, including ammonia and fertilisers. Public investment in research and development enabled further expansion into petrochemical activity. As the last Dutch mine closed in 1973, the Dutch State Mines were corporatised into the publicly traded company Royal DSM NV. The state floated all DSM shares between 1989 and 1996, completing its privatisation. Today the innovative plastics and engineering materials developed by DSM are monetised by private companies.
Timo Demollin (1988) is a visual artist, with a MA degree in Fine Arts at Sandberg Instituut. His artistic practice reflects on public administrations and forms of bureaucracy, taking into account the effect of neoliberal transformation, through the creation of installations, objects and interventions. Since 2022, he has been an artist resident at Rijksakademie. His work was recently featured at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (BE) and Rijksakademie (NL).
Under ECSC policy, unprofitable coal mines were closed down as post-1950 market globalisation caused the price of domestic coal to exceed that of imported coal arriving at European seaports. Before the Dutch cessation of coal mining, gasification by-products had already incited an industry for commodity chemicals, including ammonia and fertilisers. Public investment in research and development enabled further expansion into petrochemical activity. As the last Dutch mine closed in 1973, the Dutch State Mines were corporatised into the publicly traded company Royal DSM NV. The state floated all DSM shares between 1989 and 1996, completing its privatisation. Today the innovative plastics and engineering materials developed by DSM are monetised by private companies.
Timo Demollin (1988) is a visual artist, with a MA degree in Fine Arts at Sandberg Instituut. His artistic practice reflects on public administrations and forms of bureaucracy, taking into account the effect of neoliberal transformation, through the creation of installations, objects and interventions. Since 2022, he has been an artist resident at Rijksakademie. His work was recently featured at Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens (BE) and Rijksakademie (NL).