(Un)earth
From 7 August to 3 October, the exhibition ‘(Un)earth’ by Awoiska van der Molen and Bart Lunenburg will be on show in the old Camera cinema in Groningen. It is the first of a series of exhibitions and projects that Noorderlicht and the BPD Culture Fund will present over the next four years. Artists are asked to respond directly or indirectly to the consequences of natural gas extraction in Groningen, in relation to architecture, people, nature and landscape. The artists provide a (future) vision of Groningen or present their work from a poetic, emotional approach. With 'Renewed energy', a picture is given of Groningen as a province in transition.
In ‘(Un)earth’, the almost archaeological art of Bart Lunenburg, who uses traces, carries out excavations and works with Groningen stone, meets the earthly photography of Awoiska van der Molen, who captures the natural world of Groningen.
Awoiska van der Molen, who grew up in Groningen, depicts the power and comfort of nature in the earthquake zone in an installation. The silent black-and-white photographs show Van der Molen’s distinctive sensory approach to the landscape – with which she created a furore in recent years. In her work, she returns to humanity’s original territory: unspoilt nature with its natural rhythms, the foundation on which our physical system is actually built, far away from the influences of the modern world.
The soil of Groningen forms the binding factor between the landscape photography and the architectural work of Bart Lunenburg. His practice focuses on architecture, public space and architectural history. Although photography is the basis of his work, a photograph can also serve as the inspiration for a drawing, sculpture, or installation. For ‘(Un)earth’, Lunenburg was inspired by the cycle of quarrying, construction, and destruction of Groningen stone, related to the Groningen landscape.
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RENEWED ENERGY – a province in transition
Under this heading Noorderlicht, will be working with BPD Cultuurfonds over the next four years on a series of exhibitions and activities set to reload the image of Groningen.
The fund
BPD Cultuurfonds provides sponsorship contributions for the realisation of arts and culture projects in the Netherlands that contribute to the quality and experience of the (semi-) public space. The fund supports arts and culture projects that are related to architecture, construction, the built environment, urban planning, urban development, area development, nature, landscape, art in public spaces and social issues.
BPD Cultuurfonds was established in 1988 on the initiative of Bouwfonds Nederlandse Gemeenten N.V. and its then shareholders, the Dutch municipalities. BPD Cultuurfonds is made possible by BPD | Bouwfonds Gebiedsontwikkeling, the largest area developer in the Netherlands. Since its establishment in 1946, under the then name of Bouwspaarkas Drentsche Gemeenten, BPD has made possible the construction of more than 365,000 homes. In addition to the Netherlands, BPD is active in Germany under the name of BPD Immobilienentwicklung.
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