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Art

Art is our first language. Even while we are closed for renovations, our programming continues. You will find our art programmes at off-site locations throughout the year and on the digital platform The Couch. The permanent installations in Het HEM will remain open to the public after the renovation.

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Music

Our music programme focuses on experimental ways of making, presenting and experiencing sound in the building through listening sessions, live performances and musical artist-in-residence programmes. During renovations, we organise music programmes at off-site locations and on the digital platform The Couch.

Books

Het HEM loves books. During your visit, come lose yourself in the library's rich selection.

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Homebase
Artists Studios
9 dates with 'Still Life'

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The building's industrial design and our experimental art programme bring ambience and meaning to every event.

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Situated in a former munitions factory, Het HEM is a new home for contemporary culture.

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RAAAF

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Video: Maurice Spees

STILL LIFE

In the former munitions factory Het HEM, millions of bullets were produced during the Cold War for the use of NATO soldiers worldwide. Still Life creates a link between the past, present and future of this loaded heritage. The source material for bullet production has been melted down into four heavy brass plates. The large plates move between the columns in an unpredictable rhythm; combined, they open and close the perspective of this immense space. The viewer is forced to continually re-relate themselves with the work and the space, as the brass plates move slowly away from the viewer, only to inevitably return.

 

RAAAF operates at the crossroads of visual art, architecture and philosophy. Erik and Ronald Rietveld founded their multidisciplinary studio in 2006. RAAAF has since become widely known for site-specific art installations that intervene in the existing built environment and its historical context.

 

Iedereen ziet iets anders in een kunstwerk. Maar dezelfde persoon kan ook steeds andere betekenissen halen uit hetzelfde werk. Dichter Ko van ’t Hek date negen Chapters lang het kunstwerk Still Life van RAAAF. Na elk bezoek schrijft hij een column. Lees hier de columns die hij tot nu toe heeft geschreven.

Photo: Creativebros

RAAAF, Still Life, 2019
Cast brass, steel beams, crane trolleys
4 plates 5.30 × 3.30 m, length of movement through the space 70 × 17 m

Still Life was commissioned by Amerborgh International.