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REVIEW
EXPEDITION ZANDMOTOR#2: CULTURAL GEOLOGY
Artistic research into the Zandmotor as cultural phenomenon: the Zandmotor as a time machine.
We were the first humans in 12.000 years to taste Mammoth!
During Expedition Zandmotor#2: Cultural Geology around 75 participants braved the storm to experience the Zandmotor as a time machine. Satellietgroep invites artists for artistic research in
collaboration with locals and scientists on the Zandmotor as cultural
phenomenon. During Public Exhibitions we connect arts, science and audience to focus on
the shifting relations of man and water. The Zandmotor, called 'building with nature' is an
innovative coastal
experiment carefully monitored by policymakers and
international
scientists and widely appropriated by the locals,
including fossils
collectors.
Participants were invited to experience the
new works called 'Next
Doggerland' by artist in residence Theun
Karelse, 'Mistaking clouds
for mountains' by Josje Hattink. We explored
the shift from Holocene to
Anthropocene on the Zandmotor during
fieldwork with fossils collectors
Bert van der Valk, Henk Mulder and
Bram Langeveld. With our new resident Esther
Kokmeijer we extended the
local focus to global climate effects. We concluded the day with an
informal discussion and dinner,
including a taste from the Holocene by
Theun Karelse and Sjim Hendrix. Participants could select a fossil to take home as a souvernir of the day.
THEUN KARELSE: PUBLICATION NEXT DOGGERLAND & A TASTE OF MAMMOTH
www.fo.am | http://technoecologies.tumblr.com
In the Anthropocene era humans affect the earth. Instead of being afraid of this notion or swamping in nostalgia of loss, Dutch artist Theun Karelse allows himself an extremely open mind to wonder about the world around us and then takes actions to test his and our perceptions. Inspired by the knowledge of indigenous communities and futuristic theories Theun explores during fieldwork the shifting scales of time and knowledge. He puts his finger exactly on the sore spot that we do not actually feel how things may work. He tests if we can actually taste extinct species like mammoths and woolly rhinos, brought ashore along with this mega sand nourishment from the bottom of the North Sea. Sleeping below the Argus Mast at the Zandmotor that surveys our efforts to change the world like a Big Brother, made him realize the necessity of understanding the importance of both extinct mega fauna and robotica. Theun documented both his residency at Nida Art Colony (Lithuania) and two month the Zandmotor residency in his publication Next Doggerland: http://tinyurl.com/ozhyqae
A taste of Mammoth: recipe for 'Fossils Soup’
Together with culinary artist Sjim Hendrix, Theun offered the participants a tast of Mammoth consisting of the assorted Zandmotor fossils that he collected on the Zandmotor, water, freshly picked Ramson (Daslook, Allium ursinum), Birchwine (Berk, Betula), fermented Cornel (Kornoelje, Cornus mas), Reindeer (Rendier, Rangifer tarandus).
With special thanks to urbanist Jan de Graaf, artists Jeroen van Westen, Marinus van Dijke, culinary artist Sjim Hendrix, and the experts of Naturalis (Leiden) and the Hunnebed Centre (Borger).
JOSJE HATTINK: MISTAKING CLOUDS FOR MOUNTAINS
www.josjehattink.com
We have never before met an artist who questions so extensively her artistic position in relation to such a seemingly obvious task of relating to sandy volumes. When
does sand become a whole? Once you start digging a hole in the beach you obtain both a hole and a mountain. As a third component, water immediately seeps into the hole... Josje rediscovered her skils for drawing and presented the installation 'Mistaking clouds for mountains' with a series of drawings and sculptures, informaly spread throughout the space in between the audience.
With special thanks to hydrologist Hein de Jonge, geologist Bert van der Valk, dune researchers Bas Arens, Kees Vertegaal.
INTRODUCING NEW RESIDENT ESTHER KOKMEIJER: BECAUSE WE MEET PART II: LIQUID
www.estherkokmeijer.nl
On a beach in Antarctica Esther collected ‘Sea Glass’. These cyclic relicts, made by human and shaped by nature, convey a 'geological archive'. Esther
combines artistic research periods at Beijing, Antarctica and the
Netherlands into a trilogy about the three stages of water: Vapor, Liquid and Solid.
With special thanks to Bert van der Valk and Henk Mulder for sharing their local collection of 'Sea Glass' with
iridescent effects through centuries of exposure to water and soils.
FOSSILS COLLECTORS
Due to the innovative construction of the Zandmotor not only sand was transported
on the fore shore, it also transported fossils of mammoths, whooly rhinos and
more. Since than a substantial group of amateur archaeologists are
collecting, preserving and documenting - as citizens science - fossils
that would otherwise be lost. The best findings become part of collections of
Museon or Naturalis. During Expedition Zandmotor#2 participants could learn how to spot fossils on the Zandmotor, hold a fossil of an extinct animal in your hands and learn about the origins of the animals that once roamed the area we now call the North Sea.
Photos by Florian Braakman: www.florianbraakman.nl
ARTISTIC RESEARCH ZANDMOTOR:
More about the Zandmotor: www.zandmotor.nl
Starting
September 2014 Satellietgroep invites artists in residence for
artistic
research on the Zandmotor as cutural phenomenon. Designed as dynamic
innovation for coastal protection, Satellietgroep redefined the
Zandmotor - called building with nature - as
the largest contemporary
cultural statement of the anthropocene era we
now live in. This dynamic
innovation is a time machine that transports us from holocene
(affected by nature) into anthropocene (affected by mankind).
Following the first Zandmotor artist in residency by Zoro Feigl where he
developed 'Untangling the Tides' - presented at the first Public Expedition SAND DRIFT, documented by Hollandse Meesters and followed by Art Rotterdam - Satellietgroep presented during the second Public Expedition called CULTURAL GEOLOGY with 2 projects by
residents
Theun Karelse and Josje Hattink and introduced the new
resident Esther
Kokmeijer. The residents and public expeditions are
hosted by Villa
Ockenburgh/Locatie Z at walking distance of the
Zandmotor south of The
Hague. The program is supported by the municipality of The Hague, Stroom and stichting DOEN.
Thanks to the experts
of Provincie Zuid-Holland, TU Delft, Deltares,
Dunea and many more who
share their expert knowledge with the
residents and public.
VILLA OCKENBURGH
http://locatiez.net
Satellietgroep is proud that the first residents are hosted at Villa Ockenburgh on walking distance from the Zandmotor. Villa Ockenburgh is an old country house located at the very edge of The Hague near the dunes and sea. It houses thirteen studios and a project space and is the base of operation for artists initiative Location Z, which is founded on the idea that it’s meaningful to bring highly distinctive vocabularies (contemporary art, music, science) together in the same space. The program, the studios and the project space together form an infrastructure for experimentation, confrontation, and reflection.
You can also contribute to the activities of Satellietgroep! Spread the word or invite us for a presentation, research, collaboration or exchange project. Satellietgroep works also on commissions. Feel free to contact us at satellietgroep@gmail.com or browse our website www.satellietgroep.nl for ideas.
Looking forward to meet you!
Jacqueline Heerema & Ronald Boer of Satellietgroep Foundation
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