Universe is a research machine, an observatory, that rotates and from which we take in new perspectives on the environment. The outdoor work is next to the pond. We are invited to reflect on the surrounding social, physical and historical landscape and to anchor our sense of place. Universe is an existing work that Robbert will adapt especially for the Shadow Floriade and the Amstelpark.
The Contemplatorium is a combination between sculpture, landscape design and experiential art that is modular and can continue to evolve and manifest itself in the natural environment of a park. The outdoor work is placed deep in the Amstelpark, next to the Amstel river, past the Stadshout Pavilion and next to the Vlindertuin.
The Camera Obscura is a darkened space where the outside world enters upside down through a hole in the wall. As a precursor to photography – but a technique where there is still a direct connection with the environment – the installation takes the form of a folding camera. The outdoor work stands near the conifer garden on the north side, next to the footpath, overlooking the pond. The pond plays a role as well: the reflection of the landscape on the water is part of the artwork.
Collective the Onkruidenier (consisting of Ronald Boer, Jonmar van Vlijmen and Rosanne van Wijk) will begin the development of The Shadow Garden in the walled Belgium Cloister garden – put …Read more
From April 22 | The Glazen Huis | Part of the Shadow Floriade Home walk – As even Gretel told Hansel: ‘We will find the way…’ an audio recording of …Read more
From 10 April 2021 in Amstelpark Since this spring a black, spiky object can be found in the Amstelpark between the Glazen Huis and the Red Bridge. This work, …Read more
The sound work Floriade Whisperings by the artist duo KCCM (Krijn Christiaansen and Cathelijne Montens) consists of four audio plays on location in which the history of the Amstelpark is told from the perspective of four plants.
In Audio Dérives by Esther Hovers the audience is turned into the performer. This audio walk takes the listener from the Amstelpark to Amsterdam’s financial district the Zuidas. Startingpoint: Het Glazen Huis
Plantsoensociologie (2020), de Onkruidenier Installation with ceramic bowls with trees, Heemtuin Amstelpark, Amsterdam Ronald Boer and Jonmar van Vlijmen, together the Onkruidenier, have spent the past year researching landscape typologies …Read more
Buzzbench is a sculptural environment by AnneMarie van Splunter that can be shared by humans and insects. It is a monumental bench in the middle of a flower field that functions simultaneously as a place to sit for human beings and a biotope for insects.
Outdoors, ongoing
Start from Het Glazen Huis
A site specific sound project which changes the experience of the park in a subtle manner.