The current era can definitely be called turbulent. What is not being questioned or reconsidered? Political and social developments force us to reconsider set ideas. We are confronted with our own actions and their consequences. Developments in technology, the flood of information and disinformation do not make the world any more manageable. Moreover, the rapid rise of AI is contributing to an increasingly complex reality. Art is a blueprint of a moment in time; a witness to what is or was important at that moment, perceived from a wider perspective.

In this exhibition, artists respond to the world we live in today. How is it reflected in their work? How do they define their place in it? The perspectives range from distinctly political to understatedly spiritual. Some question the relationship between man and technology or, on the contrary, man and nature; others look at the influence of urban environment and the reappraisal of the landscape. The duality of Christianity is juxtaposed against or opposed to the influence of algorithms. There is alienation and anxiety, despair and gloom and consequent escapism. And in the variety of work there is surprisingly something to smile about.

Curator Ellen Klijzing
Artists Lies Aris, Sietse H. Bakker, Wim Bakker, Hetty van Bommel, Allard Boterenbrood, Marcel Buster, Rika Maja Duevel, Catarina Garcia, Kris Gonzalez, Merel Hegenbart, Frank Hietbrink, Vladimir Hristov, Ossa Kierkegaard, Esther Kin, 
Ellen Klijzing, Nanny Kok, Marc Koolen, Valerie van Leersum, Dora Lionstone, Helena Kaori Maeda, DH Mack, Femke Moedt, 
Hanneke de Munck, Kjell van Norel, Maud Oonk, Sarah Payton, Benny van der Plank, Paul Rinzo, Eduardo Rojo, Jan Selen, Bart-Jan Steerenberg, Helga van Stralen, Martijn Troost, Matthias Vico Persson, Carlyn Westerink, Marius van Zandwijk