On Saturday, September 28, a new edition of Museumnacht FRL will take place. Once again this year, there will countless special artworks and projects on display. In and around the Fries Museum, you can see various presentations, including a few by VHDG, such as the Traveling Studio on wheels: SRV#10 with the artist collective The Outsiders and the winners of the VHDG x Fries Museum Open Call with the theme “Een Tuin tegen de Tijd’ (A Garden against Time).
SRV#10 The Outsiders – TERpost
During Museumnacht, the SRV Fire Truck, now converted into a Mobile Post Office, will be stationed on the square in front of the Fries Museum. The traveling studio toured North West Friesland in July this year, driven by The Outsiders collective, consisting of Asia Komarova, Txell Blanco, and Merel Zwarts.
Along the way, The Outsiders met with farmers and engaged in conversations about how they work the land and how they view the relationship between agriculture and the landscape. Based on these encounters and their research, they have developed new works, which will be on display at various locations throughout September.
At this mobile post office, you can pick up one of the packages containing the correspondence between the artists and the farmers, and you’re invited to participate by writing a letter in return. This sustainable correspondence is used by The Outsiders as a form of communication that doesn’t quickly fade or get lost in the flow of digital traffic, but rather one that takes time and creates space for thoughtful exchange.
Photo: Natalia Balanina
The Mobile Post Office can be visisted for the last time during Museumnacht. Can’t make it? Visit one of the other dates and locations:
September 18: Oude Bildtzijl at Aerden Plaats
September 22: along the route of the farmers’ walk during the Agrarische Dagen in Franeker
Interested in one of the packages but unable to pick it up at one of the locations? Send an email to contact@vhdg.nl.
Open Call ‘Een tuin tegen de tijd’ VHDG x Fries Museum
A total of 109 submissions were received in response to the Open Call from Art Initiative VHDG and the Fries Museum. The Open Call challenged artists to respond to the theme “A Garden Against Time.” The jury selected the work of Hannah van der Heide (2000, Nes), Hannes Schievink (2001, Dokkum), and Marcella de Wolff (1990, Arnhem), who each bring the theme to life with their own style and vision. These artists will present their work during Museumnacht FRL on Saturday, September 28, in a unique manifestation at surprising locations in the museum.
Hannes Schievink
During Museumnacht, Hannes Schievink will exhibit his work “Master & Mankelikens.” This piece combines his earlier creations “The Rituals of Sincerity” and “REPIKLEPSIS” into a large immersive artwork. The installation consists of three spatial objects: a papier-mâché well with video projection, a lectern with drawings, and a card table for interaction. Visitors are guided by the figure “The Baptizer” in exploring their emotional landscape with the help of cards, creating a theatrical and introspective experience.
Hannes Schievink (2001, Dokkum) is an illustrator, artist, and graphic designer. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Illustration Design from ArtEZ Zwolle and has since developed his practice around spirituality and contemporary Western society. Born in Dokkum and raised in Ferwert and Ureterp, his work is strongly influenced by Friesland and the Frisian community. He often uses drawings, installations, and performances to express his ideas. Schievink integrates the Frisian language into his international artistic practice and has exhibited multiple times in Leeuwarden as part of the TWEESPRAAK project.
Hannah van der Heide
Hannah van der Heide presents “Nachtflinter” during Museumnacht, a total experience consisting of an installation, publication, and performance. The installation includes a canopy bed with draped fabric, ceramic sculptures, and bean bags, while the publication “Kiss the Swan on its Beak” takes visitors into a dream world. The performance features intuitive live synthesizer music, creating a relaxing atmosphere.
Hannah van der Heide (b. 2000, Nes) is an artist and illustrator, a graduate of ArtEZ School of the Arts Zwolle. Her work includes installations, drawings, zines, performances, and sculptures, inspired by nature and intuition. She has exhibited in cities like Leeuwarden, Amsterdam, and Leipzig, and frequently collaborates with Bruin Parry.
Marcella de Wolff
Marcella de Wolff will present an adapted version of her sculptural installation “Recipient” during Museumnacht. This installation, consisting of both man-made and natural materials such as awning racks, kombucha organisms, and polystyrene cultivation trays, specifically responds to the space of the landing between the second and third floors. The work raises thought-provoking questions about the relationship between relaxation and recreation, ecological decay, and industrial decline.
Marcella de Wolff (b. 1990, Arnhem) is a visual artist, partly raised in Friesland. She studied Liberal Arts and Sciences at Leiden University College, Fine Art at ArtEZ Arnhem, and completed a residency at De Ateliers. Her installations and sculptures explore the moving and inexhaustible potential of everyday and found objects, focusing on the interaction between natural and human-made processes and phenomena.