Noorderlicht Biennial: Machine Entanglements

In this 30th edition of the Noorderlicht Biennale, we focus on the entangled relationship between technology, ecology, and society. The rapid pace of technological progress has a profound impact on biodiversity, social structures, and our shared past. 

With Machine Entanglements, Noorderlicht aims to raise awareness and spark dialogue: how does technology shape our lives, our landscapes, and our collective memory? Visitors are invited to reflect on their own position within these technological transitions. 

Roosje Klap, director of Noorderlicht, explains: “This anniversary edition offers a necessary reflection on the world we live in. The works reveal just how deeply technology permeates our daily lives.”

Will you join us?
Now on view at six locations in Groningen, Friesland, and Drenthe!

Niemeyerfabriek – Groningen
Paterswoldseweg 43, 9726 BB Groningen
Open: Mondays closed
Tuesday to Friday 10-17h
Saturday to Sunday 12-17h
Entry fee: €7,50 · students €4,50 · Museumcard not valid

Main entrance via Paterswoldseweg, a 5-minute walk from Groningen Station. Easily accessible by train and bus. Parking available at ParkBee, Theodorus Niemeyerstraat 1.

Tschumipaviljoen (Kunstpunt) – Groningen
Roundabout Hereplein, 9711 EP Groningen
Open: open 24 hours
Free entry

Outdoor pavilion on the Hereplein roundabout, a 5-minute walk from Groningen Station. Several bus stops nearby.

Museum Dr8888 – Drachten, Friesland
Museumplein 2, 9203 DD Drachten
Open: 11:00–17:00 (closed on Mondays)
Entry fee: €14,00 · students €7,00 · free with Museumkaart

Entrance on Museumplein. Machine Entanglements is located on the second floor. Take bus 314 or 115 from Heerenveen or Leeuwarden Station to the Drachten Centrum stop; then a 7-minute walk. Parking available next to the museum.

Museum Belvédère – Heerenveen-Oranjewoud, Friesland
Oranje Nassaulaan 12, 8448 MT Oranjewoud
Open: 10:00–17:00 (closed on Mondays)
Entry fee: €14,00 · students €7,00 · free with Museumkaart

From the parking lot, walk through the park to reach the museum building. From Heerenveen Station, it’s a 15-minute bike ride or 10 minutes by taxi. No direct bus service.

De Proef – Frederiksoord, Drenthe
Majoor van Swietenlaan 15, 8382 CE Frederiksoord
Open: Mondays closed
Tuesday to Friday 10-17h
Saturday to Sunday 12-17h
Entry fee: €7,50 · students €4,50 ·  Museumcard not valid

Follow signs from Majoor van Swietenlaan; the entrance is on the garden side. Take bus 20 or 15 from Steenwijk Station to the Frederiksoord stop; then a 10-minute walk.

Brouwerij Fortuna – Vlieland, Friesland
Fortweg 10, Oost-Vlieland
Open: 14:00–17:00 (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)
Free entry 

Take the ferry from Harlingen to Vlieland. The location is a 15-minute walk from the arrival port. Walk towards the marina to Fortweg 10.

affect lab, Chloe Abidi, Clint Baclawski, Crystal Bennes, Noor Boiten, Louis Braddock Clarke, Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide), Ioana Cirlig, Florinda Ciucio, Grayson Cooke, Sounak Das, Tashiya De Mel, Umberto Diecinove, Beyza Dilem Topdal-İrez, Dawid Dobosz, Chun Hua Catherine Dong, Bart Eysink Smeets, Danny Franzreb, Sophie Gerrard, Diana Gheorghiu, Emma Godfrey Pigott, Nicolas Gourault, Heleen Haijtema, Hendrik Hantschel, Heinrich Holtgreve & Moritz Metz, Hyeseon Jeong & Seongmin Yuk, Susanne Kriemann, Anouk Kruithof, Thomas Kuijpers, Jack Latham, Emilia Martin, Steven Maybury, Victor Mendez, Christoph Miler, Michael Najjar, Mizuho Nishioka, Thomas Nolf, Noviki, Josèfa Ntjam, Hannah O'Flynn, Alice Pallot, Špela Petrič, Polymorf, Sabrina Ratté, Refrakt, Livia Ribichini, misha de ridder, Gjert Rognli, Hedwich Rooks, Sasha Rudensky, Nicolás Rupcich, Sylvia Sanchez, Lena Schabus, Sebastian Schmieg, Niels Schrader & Roel Backaert, Rick Silva, Sondi, Martine Stig, Katja Stuke, Yang Su, Julieta Tarraubella, Telemagic, Stijn Terpstra, Nina van Tuikwerd, Christy Westhovens, Henk Wildschut, Lorenzo Zerbini.