..but in the end it is the power of the imagination that gives rise to the world. De Peel, the region that covers a part both of East Brabant and Central Limburg, was not only Gerrit van Bakel’s principal source of inspiration, it was quite literally the ground of his being. This was where he…
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The machine as a metaphor for thinking | Irene Veenstra | 1985
Ever since the industrial revolution in the latter half of the 19th century, artists have been using the technical and social phenomenon of the machine in their work. Sometimes their attitude to new techniques was positive and enthusiastic: at other times the size and domination of technical systems were regarded with greater scepticism. In the…
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Elements of an artificial landscape | 1984
Ladies and gentlemen, I have been invited to make a speech here, but I was originally invited to put on an exhibition as well. Because my work has a somewhat technological character, the assumption was that it would be appropriate to show it in a College of Technology. That is no more than an…
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