Permanent collection, free entrance
Permanent collection, Free entrance
Free admission
Music Bar, Gratis Toegang
Read, watch & listen
Het HEM is a home for contemporary culture, situated in a former munitions factory on the Hembrug site in Zaandam.
guest curator:
Edson Sabajo & Guillaume Schmidt
‘Can’t be greedy… You gotta take some, and leave some’
Chapter 1NE
Cultural development programme
Mini museum for two people
Chapter 1NE
These events are related to Chapter 1NE only. For complete program of events at Het HEM, visit Calendar.
Can’t be greedy… You gotta take some, and leave someJames Brown
The portrayed faces of photographer Menno Kok (NL, 1972) are simultaneously familiar and anonymous, flamboyant and timid. They give expression to an era and generation. They are self-aware in their fragility, self-assured in their adolescence. The photographs are presented in Het HEM’s toilets, a place where people are usually alone and noise fades to the background. In their absent presence they literally let silence fall.
Guillaume: ‘Menno’s an amazing portrait photographer. He works with these really distinct characters, which gives a certain direction to his practice. The more confident people feel about themselves, the better able they are to engage in a dialogue. That’s why it’s so important to know where you come from; that’s where you find the building blocks for the knowledge of self.’