Niemeyerfabriek

The Double Face of Progress

Here in the former Niemeyer factory—once a proud symbol of Groningen’s industrial progress—Machine Entanglements also explores the shadow side of technological innovation. In a space steeped in labour and production, artists pose critical questions and activate their imagination: what if technology is not merely a tool for acceleration, control or extraction, but also a chance to repair, reconnect, and unearth forgotten histories?

As data, infrastructures and ecosystems become increasingly entangled, the image-makers here reveal how technology shapes hidden processes, society, and even our own imagination. Some works in this part of the biennale expose the concealed extraction behind the polished surface of digital innovation. Others search for new ways of co-existing with technology, where it doesn’t dominate, but listens to the earth, the plants, and other beings.

Within this industrial setting, a new vision of the future begins to unfold: a world where creativity, technological systems, and ecological networks are brought back into balance—not from a desire for control, but from a sense of connection.

Featuring works by: Chloe Abidi, Roel Backaert & Niels Schrader, Louis Braddock Clarke, Sara Sejin Chang (Sara van der Heide), Florinda Ciucio, Grayson Cooke, Sounak Das, Beyza Dilem Topdal-İrez, Dawid Dobosz, Bart Eysinks Smeets, Danny Franzreb, Emma Godfrey Pigott, Nicolas Gourault, Heinrich Holtgreve & Moritz Metz, Tashiya De Mel, Jack Latham, Emilia Martin, Michael Najjar, Josèfa Ntjam, Thomas Nolf, Noviki, Hannah O'Flynn, Alice Pallot, Sabrina Ratté, Refrakt, Sylvia Sanchez, Lena Schabus, Rick Silva, Sondi, Telemagic, Yang Su.

Niemeyerfabriek – Groningen
Paterswoldseweg 43, 9726 BB Groningen

Open: 10:00–17:00 (Tuesday-Friday) 12:00–17:00 (Saturday-Sunday)
Entry fee: €7,50 · students €4,50 · stadjerpas free entry · 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.