This coming Sunday, 19 April, from 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm, there will be a double opening in and around the Glazen Huis in the Amstelpark, where we look forward to welcoming you. Inside the exhibition Host(ile) Lands opens with new work by Kumi Hiroi,Hangfeng Chen, Mariko Hori and Pan . Outside, high up in the trees surrounding the Glass House, you can see and hear the creatures of Chorusing Symbionts by Matteo Marangoni.
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Host(ile) Lands 19 April - 14 June, het Glazen Huis Open: Friday/ Saturday/ Sunday from 13:00-17:00 opening 19 April 15:00 - 17:00
15:30 curator and artist talks
What makes a species invasive? And who decides who or what is allowed to call a place home? In Host(ile) Lands, four Asian artists living in the Netherlands – Kumi Hiroi, Hangfeng Chen, Mariko Hori and Pan – present new work that explores the complex relationship between migration, ecology and cultural identity. Focusing on plants and animals that are valued in their countries of origin but labelled ‘invasive’ in the Netherlands, the exhibition challenges visitors to think critically about value judgements, ecological justice and the concept of ‘home’.
[part of the installation “Sitting in the Same Soup” by Mariko Hori]
Host(ile) Lands poses the question: Can we imagine other ways of living together, outside the existing frameworks that determine who or what is valuable?
[Crayfish Cocreating Space - Pan ]
Public programme
All events take place at the Glazen Huis, Amstelpark Sunday 19 April • 3–5 pm OPENING 3.30 pm curator & artist talks
Sunday 17 May • 3–6 pm ARTIST TALKS with a Bite Artists Hangfeng Chen and Pan will prepare Japanese knotweed and crayfish, which we will taste during a joint discussion about their work.
Sunday 14 June • 3–6 pm DEBATE Host(ile) Lands
Together with invited speakers, the artists will explore the cultural and political meanings of invasiveness, exoticism and the migration of humans, animals and plants. With culinary interventions by Mariko Hori and Kumi Hiroi.
Friday 6 June • 2.30–4.30The Perennial Reading Group
Led by Anne Diestelkamp, we will read Tao Orion’s *Beyond the War on Invasive Species* together – a critical exploration of our relationship with so-called ‘invasive’ species. Texts will be provided; no preparation required. To register, email communicatie@zone2source.net 4.30–6 Walk in the Park on invasive species: following a brief introduction to the exhibition, ecologist Arend Wakker will take us on a walk through Amstelpark to explore ‘invasive species’. All ages welcome; starting at the Glass House.
Chorising Symbionts 19 April - 10 Mei, buiten het Glazen Huis opening 19 April, 15:00-17:00 uur
This spring, Matteo Marangoni’s Chorusing Symbionts will enchant the Amstelpark! Near Het Glazen Huis an ensemble of ten Cicadas hang in the trees, taking their energy from the sun, and making music together responding to variations in solar illumination, the shadows of leaves moving in the wind, the sounds of each other and other creatures. They use an embedded AI model trained on local bird data to recognise when birds are calling or singing nearby and they adjust their own sound to reduce interference between electronic and bioacoustics signals. Visitors are invited to listen to the music resulting from the interactions between the artificial creatures and the surrounding environment.
Matteo Marangoni is an artist and community organiser interested in sonic rituals, DIY media and applied utopianism. His artistic practice focuses on creating spatial experiences probing the relationship between subject and object, nature and technology.
Workshop/ artist talk/ finissage
Workshop Chorising Symbionts
Sunday May 10 , 305 PM Music, robots and animals
Intrigued? Then sign up for this workshop and artist talk in which Matteo Marangoni will explain the context and research behind Chorusing Symbionts. Marangoni can rightly be called a mastermind; he links music, artificial intelligence, and bioacoustics. Excerpts from relevant literature will be read together with the participants. Matteo will guide you through listening and sound exercises outdoors for an intense experience of the work during the finissage at the Glazen Huis.
Would you like to sign up? Order tickets hier The workshop is in English.
OUTDOOR WORKS
Explore our out door art works, sound walks and artist gardens. A map of the Amstelpark with locations of the works is available at the Glazen Huis and online.
Locaties in het Amstelpark,
Amsterdam
het Glazen Huis
exhibitions and presentations
opening hours: Friday to Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm
Rietveld paviljoen
office
Outdoor exhibitions, artists’ gardens and audio walks
can be visited daily during Amstelpark’s opening hours.
A map is available outside the Glass House.
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