Christiaan Bastiaans
dal 29/10/2009 al 20/2/2010
Segnalato da
29/10/2009
Christiaan Bastiaans
Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo
Club Mama Gemutlich. The installation by Bastiaans is based on the architectural layout of the Noh theatre and consists of sculptures, photographic works, video, a film, and works on paper. The centerpiece of the exhibition is Bastiaans' new 28 minutes film, produced by Rudolf Evenhuis. The film consists of 7 scenes derives from a found war- photograph and takes place in an improvised shelter for a group of wounded soldiers.
From October 30, the Kröller-Müller Museum will present an exhibition with work by the Dutch artist Christiaan Bastiaans (Amsterdam, 1951) with the title Club Mama Gemütlich.
Club Mama Gemütlich is a hybrid combination of ‘field hospital, missionary post and nightclub', in the no-man’s-land of a conflict zone. The installation by Bastiaans is based on the architectural layout of the Noh theatre and consists of sculptures, photographic works, video, a film, and works on paper.
Bastiaans' signature way-finding rhetoric revealed in the multi-layering of various media provides a humanistic salve: the stories and oral histories the artist has collected from his visits to conflict zones weave a tapestry of Divine Madness into a tour de force of inspiration, poetry and hope.
The centerpiece of the exhibition is Bastiaans’ new 28 minutes film. The film, with the same title as the exhibition, consists of seven scenes. Each scene derives from a found war- photograph and takes place in an improvised shelter for a group of wounded soldiers. The protagonist La Vivre, a part created for and played by the French actress Jeanne Moreau, allows hope, consolation and warmth to still seem to be within reach.
A book with a detailed visual essay will accompany the exhibition.
The film is produced by Rudolf Evenhuis with support from the Netherlands Film Fund and the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture.
Image: Ben van Duin
Opening 30 october, 6 pm
Kroller-Muller Museum
Houtkampweg 6 - Otterlo
The museum is open to the public all year round from 10.00 to 17.00. The sculpture garden closes at 16.30. Closed on mondays.
Day tickets: 7 euro