Traces We Keep
For this third edition of Wild Summer of Art, the Brutus building itself forms the starting point of the exhibition. The traces of the past, visible in the ruins and remnants of the monumental site, tell multiple stories. They remind us of what once was, but also invite new interpretations. The ruins of Brutus symbolize what is gone, but also what could have been. They form a space where imagination is given room and where the past and future enter into conversation. The artworks reflect on what remains after an event and how we deal with the traces of turbulent times. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on questions such as “What do we carry with us from the past?” and “What do we ourselves leave behind for the future?” As the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish once said: “Memory is the scar of history.” It is precisely this scar that the exhibiting artists make visible. Not only as something painful, but also as a source of insight, creativity, and hope.
Curators
Yannik Güldner (DE, 1996), based in The Hague, is a self-taught curator and programmer. His research focuses on intersections between contemporary and popular culture. Alongside his independent practice, he currently leads artistic developments at the artist collective iii (instrument inventors initiative); iii is an artist-run community platform supporting new interdisciplinary artistic practices that connect performance, technology, and the human senses.
Jeanette Bisschops, based in New York and Amsterdam, is an independent curator, researcher, and writer. She previously held curatorial roles at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and New Museum, New York. She is currently affiliated with Performa, the biennial dedicated to presenting new live performance work by visual artists. She also runs Performance Talks, a platform focused on conversations around performance.
WSoA Artists:
Aaryan Sinha, Adrian Kiss, Alaa Abu Asad, Alexandra Phillips, Angeliki Diakrousi, Anouk Kruithof, Benjamin Francis, Cemre Kara, Cihad Caner, AYO, Danae Io, Doris Kolpa, Elio Mazur, Feline Hjermind, Florian Braakman, Ilke Gers, Ines Borovac, Inez Vierdag, Jason Hendrik Hansma, Joost Vermeer, Juliette Lizotte, Katarina Jazbec, Liza Wolters, Lotus Rooijakkers, Mathieu Wijdeven & Mateo Vega, Meghan Clarke, Mel Chan, Mylan Hoezen, Nadim Choufi, Nanno Simonis, Noor Boiten, Puck Schot, Raziel Perin, Robert Glas, Ruben Kotkamp, Ruben Mols, Scott van Kampen Wieling, Theophile Blandet, Toon Fibbe, Ulufer Çelik, Vlada Predelina, Zalán Szakács en Zoë D’hont.
Especially for this edition, the following artists have been commissioned to create a work for the exhibition: Elsemarijn Bruys & Loma Doom (Femke Dekker), Lana Mesic, TiSiTi (Tara Reece, Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, and Tisa World). architecture practice md-2 architects (Mahaut Dael and Michał Długajczyk) created an entire scenography within Brutus where they delved into the history of the Brutus complex at the Keileweg - a former warehouse for shipping chains. Md-2 architects uses historical elements within the entire exhibition.
Buy a ticket above:
We apply a special entrance price during Wild Summer of Art because we think it is important that this exhibition is accessible to everyone. If the guide price is beyond your wallet, please pay what you can: buy a student ticket or get a free entrance ticket at our ticket office.
For this third edition of Wild Summer of Art, the Brutus building itself forms the starting point of the exhibition. The traces of the past, visible in the ruins and remnants of the monumental site, tell multiple stories. They remind us of what once was, but also invite new interpretations. The ruins of Brutus symbolize what is gone, but also what could have been. They form a space where imagination is given room and where the past and future enter into conversation. The artworks reflect on what remains after an event and how we deal with the traces of turbulent times. The exhibition invites visitors to reflect on questions such as “What do we carry with us from the past?” and “What do we ourselves leave behind for the future?” As the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish once said: “Memory is the scar of history.” It is precisely this scar that the exhibiting artists make visible. Not only as something painful, but also as a source of insight, creativity, and hope.
Curators
Yannik Güldner (DE, 1996), based in The Hague, is a self-taught curator and programmer. His research focuses on intersections between contemporary and popular culture. Alongside his independent practice, he currently leads artistic developments at the artist collective iii (instrument inventors initiative); iii is an artist-run community platform supporting new interdisciplinary artistic practices that connect performance, technology, and the human senses.
Jeanette Bisschops, based in New York and Amsterdam, is an independent curator, researcher, and writer. She previously held curatorial roles at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and New Museum, New York. She is currently affiliated with Performa, the biennial dedicated to presenting new live performance work by visual artists. She also runs Performance Talks, a platform focused on conversations around performance.
WSoA Artists:
Aaryan Sinha, Adrian Kiss, Alaa Abu Asad, Alexandra Phillips, Angeliki Diakrousi, Anouk Kruithof, Benjamin Francis, Cemre Kara, Cihad Caner, AYO, Danae Io, Doris Kolpa, Elio Mazur, Feline Hjermind, Florian Braakman, Ilke Gers, Ines Borovac, Inez Vierdag, Jason Hendrik Hansma, Joost Vermeer, Juliette Lizotte, Katarina Jazbec, Liza Wolters, Lotus Rooijakkers, Mathieu Wijdeven & Mateo Vega, Meghan Clarke, Mel Chan, Mylan Hoezen, Nadim Choufi, Nanno Simonis, Noor Boiten, Puck Schot, Raziel Perin, Robert Glas, Ruben Kotkamp, Ruben Mols, Scott van Kampen Wieling, Theophile Blandet, Toon Fibbe, Ulufer Çelik, Vlada Predelina, Zalán Szakács en Zoë D’hont.
Especially for this edition, the following artists have been commissioned to create a work for the exhibition: Elsemarijn Bruys & Loma Doom (Femke Dekker), Lana Mesic, TiSiTi (Tara Reece, Ceola Tunstall-Behrens, and Tisa World). architecture practice md-2 architects (Mahaut Dael and Michał Długajczyk) created an entire scenography within Brutus where they delved into the history of the Brutus complex at the Keileweg - a former warehouse for shipping chains. Md-2 architects uses historical elements within the entire exhibition.
Buy a ticket above:
We apply a special entrance price during Wild Summer of Art because we think it is important that this exhibition is accessible to everyone. If the guide price is beyond your wallet, please pay what you can: buy a student ticket or get a free entrance ticket at our ticket office.
