De Cacaofabriek. Inertia.

28.12.2014 – 08.02.2015

From December 28 until February 8 the three channel video installation ‘Inertia‘ can be seen at the newly renovated arts-initiative De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek in Helmond (‘Mouth of Hell’), together with one of Ad de Jong‘s largest sculptures ‘The Heat of Stars & Sand’.

De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek
Cacaokade 1, 5705 LA Helmond, Netherlands

A New Years reception will take place on January 16. More info soon.

Below some impressions:

At Art Rotterdam gallery LhGWR will display one of my videos, and in February ‘Inertia’ will travel a bit further up North to the gallery itself in The Hague.

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