Museum Dr8888

Here in Drachten, a city connected to the avant-garde of De Stijl and to industrial innovation, Machine Entanglements explores how technology is fundamentally transforming the way we think, live, and work. The artists here present a world where fiber optics grow like root networks beneath our feet, where digital ruins emerge in concrete riverbeds, and where the human body is reduced to datapoints and algorithms.

Throughout the works on display, central questions echo: how does technology shape our relationship with ourselves? How does it alter the way we perceive, remember, and act? Some works reveal how technology steers our thinking and feeling; others expose how consumption and waste streams inflict both physical and ecological damage.

The exhibition shows how the boundary between human and machine is becoming increasingly blurred. At the same time, a growing awareness emerges: technology not only extends us, but can also estrange us—from our bodies, our surroundings, and one another. Machine Entanglements invites us to pause and reflect: what kind of future are we building with technology—and for whom?

Featuring works by: Noor Boiten, Sophie Gerrard, Hendrik Hantschel, Thomas Kuijpers, Steven Maybury, Livia Ribichini, Sasha Rudensky, Sylvia Sanchez, Sebastian Schmieg, Martine Stig, Katja Stuke

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.