PROGRAMME
EXHIBITION 17.07 – 11.10.2026
DE ULTIEME SELFIE – ON IDENTITY, CONNECTION, AND COMMUNITY
NDSM XPO XVIII
Image Ossa Kierkegaard Photo Benny van der Plank
Following the compelling trilogy Selfie van de Ziel, De Ultieme Selfie brings the series to its conclusion. This participatory group exhibition reunites fourteen artists who previously created individual presentations as part of Selfie of the Soul. This time, each artist presents their ultieme Selfie.
At a time when identity is increasingly shaped by judgment, expectations, and social pressure, De Ultieme Selfie explores the importance of remaining true to oneself while being part of a larger community. The exhibition brings together diverse perspectives on identity, vulnerability, resilience, and belonging.
Through drawings, paintings, installations, film, photography, sculptures, and performances, the artists reveal themselves in ways that are sometimes surprising and even revealing to themselves. Their works emerge from personal fascinations, explorations of color, form, and balance, inner experiences, social issues, and significant life transitions. Together, these fourteen selfies of the soul form a collective portrait that reflects who we are and how we relate to one another.
Visitors are invited to become active participants in the exhibition. A series of interactive works poses questions such as: What makes us unique? How do we relate to others? What do we share? In this way, De Ultieme Selfie becomes a space where personal stories converge, dialogue unfolds, and new connections can emerge.
Artists Nanny Kok, Esther Kin, Baltasar Prinsen, Tiago Sá da Costa, Merel Hegenbart, Lies Aris, DH Mack, Allard Boterenbrood, Finn Moedt, Maria Escarpenter, Ossa Kierkegaard, Neyde Lantyer, Aron Vellekoop León, and Rinzo
Curators Jolanda Lanslots and Carlien Oudes
EXHIBITION 05.09.2026 – 10.01.2027
THE ART OF SWIMMING
PhArt
WUNDERKAMMER
Image Nanny Kok
PhArt is a rotating group of artists that irregularly organizes an exhibition about thinkers and writers. This time, it was Franz Kafka’s turn. Why? ‘We are admirers of his work; we are curious and want to show what his work does to us.’
Kafka’s body of work is fascinating but difficult to fathom. His life and work are closely intertwined, which comes across clearly in this exhibition. The works on display are as diverse as the group of artists themselves: assemblages, drawings, paintings and spatial works
“I can swim just like the others. Only I have a better memory than the others. I have not forgotten the former inability to swim. But since I have not forgotten it, being able to swim is of no help to me; and so, after all, I cannot swim.”
Artists Gerard Vroon, Peter Oosterhout, Helena Kaori Maeda & Frank Hietbrink, Katja Stam, Erica Roozendaal, Finn Moedt, Nanny Kok, Ellen Makkelie, Kyra Cramer, Janna Stieglis and Maarten van Schaik
Opening September 5 at 4 pm
EXHIBITION 06.09 – 27.09.2026
RESIDUAL AESTHETICS STREETWISE
JEFTA HOED
Image detail Jefta Hoed
An exploration into the relational cycles of culture and nature in the Symbioceen through assembly and deconstruction. The Beauty of What Remains.
Jefta Hoed presents an overview of works from the past seven years. Trained at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Jefta brings a deep affinity for relational aesthetics and Art as a connecting force. His sculptural, layered practice reveals subtle details and plays with wonder and coincidence, using natural and found materials that carry the spirit of their time while still suggesting a timeless presence.
Time is not a distant theme in Jefta’s work—it is the method. The exhibition proposes that stories are formed through temporary combinations: what is meaningful today becomes the material for new connections tomorrow.
Jefta also ties his practice to street culture and grassroots energy.
Opening September 6 from 4 till 8 pm
Special events
September 13, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM — Discover the Art of Urban Archaeology in an Interactive Way
September 20, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM — Q&A with Aja Waalwijk, Artist & Free Space Expert
September 27, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM — Art Safari
EXHIBITION 11.09 - 04.10.2026
PRACTICALLY ADULT
INEKE OOSTVEEN
SALON
Photo Ineke Oostveen
In the photo series 'Practically adult', photographer Ineke Oostveen portrayed a group of young people over ten years: from the age of 15 to 25. Every two years she invited her daughter's high school class to her studio for a new portrait.
With the project, Oostveen investigates how young people develop into adulthood. Not only does their appearance change, but their gaze also becomes visibly different.
The corona pandemic unexpectedly gave the series extra meaning. Just when the young people wanted to spread their wings after their exams, the world came to a standstill. They had a lot to deal with, but at the same time showed resilience.
Five successive portraits show how ten years passed. Faces get older, hair and clothing styles change, but personality and continuity remain recognizable.
'Practically adult’ shows how growing up leaves traces. In an uncertain world, vulnerability, change and resilience are given a face.
Opening September 12 at 3pm
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
THE ONE MINUTES
THE ONE MINUTES is a global network for one-minute videos. Every two months, new series explore our current time through moving images.
Through short, accessible films, The One Minutes creates spaces for free expression, collective imagination, and global solidarity in our diverse yet deeply interconnected realities. Submit your video! http://theoneminutes.org/participate
DARK FOOTBALL
THE ONE MINUTES - SAMENGESTELD DOOR XANDER KARSKENS
Video still, One Minute Elections
During the UEFA European Championship 2016, curator and football lover Xander Karskens invited artists and filmmakers to create their own football One Minutes. This selection of 11 works, titled 'Dark Football', consists of attentive studies of movement and everyday life, and resonates again this summer during the World Cup, reflecting shifts in both football and storytelling across media over the past ten years.
A girl dives into deep snow in Ireland, imagining herself as a goalkeeper; football players move in slow motion, turning a match into a Swan Lake ballet; after heavy rain in Uganda, people work together to clear a waterlogged pitch.
Participating artists W. Bonnier, Reint Meijer, Henrik Busk, Ulla Juske, Ramon Coelho, Jeen de Vos, Lars Holdhus, Romina Salem Taborda, Gustavo Gelmini, Kato Jonan, Rob Jongbloed.
CADAVRE EXQUIS
CADAVRE EXQUIS is a continuous artwork by Rienke Enghardt. CADAVRE EXQUIS is based on a children’s game that has been played all over the world for centuries. At the start of the last century the surrealists recognized the game as an expression of art and gave it its illustrious name. CADAVRE EXQUIS playful drawings that since developed give an impression of the zeitgeist of the turbulent years between the two world wars.
At NDSM FUSE is a permanent CADAVRE EXQUIS table with paper and pencils. The collected drawings, made by more than a thousand artists and visitors, displayed on the wall next to the table give an impression of today’s zeitgeist.
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