Landschap en Herinnering

Nieuw Charlois, Huismanstraat 30

Rotterdam

I'm very pleased to share that that this work is acquired by UMC Amsterdam.

Opening January 31 from 15:00

openig words around 18:00 by ; Theo Wesselo, Fen Verstappen, Michelle Schimscheimer

A group exhibition revolving around the theme ’Empathy’

With work by: Kenneth Aidoo, Sam Andrea, Celine van den Boorn, Stijn ter Braak, Aldo van den Broek, Koos Buster, Tina Farifteh, Roos van Haaften, Tja Ling Hu, Ayşen Kaptanoğlu, Su Melo, Piet Parra, Maurice van Tellingen , Koen Vermeule, Theo Wesselo

We celebrate our new location with the group exhibition ‘Promise that you will sing about me’. An exhibition that revolves around the theme Empathy. In the exhibition, a selection of artists present paintings, ceramic works, photographs, and installations that directly or indirectly reflect on the theme of empathy, explore the notion of empathy, or show works that evoke empathy.

In the 19th century, philosophers of aesthetics reflected on why art evoked emotions in people. They proposed the idea that art personifies, activating the viewer's memories and emotions. Empathy was the mysterious element that connected the artwork with the observer. In a hardened and divided world, we are quick to judge. We often make decisions based on feelings, prejudices, or first impressions. Art provides the means to clear this mental fog and introduces us to the stories of people across time and space. For its first exhibition in the new gallery, Vriend Van Bavink presents a theme that may be particularly relevant in an era where empathy is sometimes viewed by some as a weakness.