Opening weekend Soils

The exhibition Soils opens on June 15! To celebrate this, we are organising a weekend of substantive and festive programme on June 15 and 16. It is possible to reserve one of the two days, but you are of course also welcome to join us the full weekend! The exhibition can be visited on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

About Soils

Soils are the foundation of our lives. It is where our ancestors once lived and where future generations will build an existence. It is the link between past, present and future. The source that feeds us. But the relationship between human and earth is also often strained. From land depletion and overproduction to land grabbing and (labour) exploitation. How can we re-ground ourselves in our environment? And how does that help us reconnect with each other? The group exhibition Soils addresses these questions. International artists, designers, farmers and activists work towards more empathy for our soils. 

Programme on Saturday June 15

^{Note: some programme parts take place simultaneously.}

• 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Word of welcome by director Charles Esche and artist Zena Cumpston in the Auditorium.
• 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Conversation about Cow and Landscape with artist Wapke Feenstra and academic Inez Dekker.
• 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM Free guided tours in Bahasa Indonesia, Spanish and English. We start in the hall of the Old building.
• 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Special edition Children's Art Club in the classroom.
• 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM Free tour in Dutch. We start in the hall of the Old building.
• 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM Artist talk: Mamo Arwawiku, Rolando Vázquez and Dwanimako Arroyo Izquierdo from the Iku community Kwarte Umuke in the Auditorium (Language Iku and Spanish, translated into English).
• 4:15 PM - 4:55 PM Film screening by artist Riar Rizaldi in the Auditorium.
• 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Presentation by artist collective Sakiya in the Parliament.
• 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM Performance by Lian Gogali in the Parliament and the Museumcafé.

Between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM you can get a temporary tattoo inspired by the Cow and Landscape project by artist Wapke Feenstra in the garden bij Piet Oudolf. 
The closing drinks start at 5:00 PM in het Museum cafe.

Sunday June 16

• 11:30 - 12:30 Artist panel with D Harding, Dorieke Schreurs, Soph Boobyer, Diewke van den Heuvel, Brooke Wandin. Moderated by Giulia Bellinetti and Teresa Cos Rebollo in the Parliament.
• 12:45 - 2:00 PM Performance by Steffie de Gaetano and Giulia Pompilj: The Matter We Share in the Classroom (limited places).
• 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Guided tour by artist Tom Nicholson along the artwork 33 Bricks (Towards a monument to Batman's Treaty) We start in the hall of the Old building (language English).
• 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM Artist talk: patricia kaersenhout, Suumil Móokt'aan, Pluriversity Weavers, Hira Nabi and Rolando Vázquez in the Auditorium.
• 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Performance by BKP (Badan Kajian Pertanahan) in the Parliament.
• 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Plenary and closing of opening weekend with all participants and artists in the Parliament.

From 12:00 to 4:00 PM you can take drawing courses outside or get a temporary tattoo, inspired by the Cow and Landscape project by artist Wapke Feenstra in the garden by Piet Oudolf.