Sveske Ourø, Meet & greet w/ collective planting and sowing
Apr
11

Sveske Ourø, Meet & greet w/ collective planting and sowing

Meet artist Sveske Ourø and get to know the project Green, green, - gass! during the Meet & Greet.

We will learn more about her ongoing research into grass, and its domestication over the past centuries — and how these have led to the parcelled landscape we are so familiar with. The artist will also talk more about how cultivating our landscape has contributed to the biodiversity crisis, farmers' strikes and global warming.

Afterwards, we will collectively sow grass in the soil beds Sveske has placed in the chapel. Join us!

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FINISSAGE: Kwinnie Lê, 'The land of the tattooed; ungodly beasts'
Mar
8

FINISSAGE: Kwinnie Lê, 'The land of the tattooed; ungodly beasts'

Join us for the closing event of The land of the tattooed: ungodly beasts by Kwinnie Lê, on 8 March: 15:00-19:00.

15:00 - doors open
16:00 - performance with Nash Caldera
17:00 - performative dinner with Fileona Dkhar
19:00 - end

For their residency at Hotel Maria Kapel, artist Kwinnie Lê investigates the erasure of tattoo traditions under colonial rule, and the subsequent demonization of its practices in the years since. An installation of suspended tapestries covered with semi-fictional writings will set the arena for meetings, performances and private tattooing rituals with guest-participants Joe Patty Sabandar (traditional tattoo artist), Fileona Dkhar (visual artist) and Nash Caldera (visual artist), thus investigating their cultural heritage and the way it has been excluded from the modern tattoo industry.

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PRIVATE SESSIONS: SUNTIPEDE w/ Nash Caldera
Mar
3
to Mar 6

PRIVATE SESSIONS: SUNTIPEDE w/ Nash Caldera

Between 3 and 6 March, you can make an appointment for a private session with Kwinnie Lê and Nash Caldera.
SUNTIPEDE is a sacred space for Queer/BIPOC in which tattoos are used as a reclamation of your own body.
For more information and appointments, please send an email to suntipede@gmail.com.

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EXHIBITION: Kwinnie Lê, 'The land of the tattooed; ungodly beasts'
Feb
9
to Mar 13

EXHIBITION: Kwinnie Lê, 'The land of the tattooed; ungodly beasts'

Visit the exhibition The land of the tattooed: ungodly beasts by Kwinnie Lê.

For their residency at Hotel Maria Kapel, artist Kwinnie Lê investigates the erasure of tattoo traditions under colonial rule, and the subsequent demonization of its practices in the years since. An installation of suspended tapestries covered with semi-fictional writings will set the arena for meetings, performances and private tattooing rituals with guest-participants Joe Patty Sabandar (traditional tattoo artist), Fileona Dkhar (visual artist) and Nash Caldera (visual artist), thus investigating their cultural heritage and the way it has been excluded from the modern tattoo industry.

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ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'
Dec
9

ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'

ARTIST TOURS: David Camargo & Amauta García take you through the exhibition One cubic meter of gas!

Don't miss it! On Saturday 25 November, 2 December and 9 December (the last day of the exhibition), artists Amauta and David will be present at Hotel Maria Chapel to give visitors a special tour of the exhibition. These tours start at 16:00 and last about 15 minutes. Afterwards, there will be opportunity to have a chat with a cup of tea and cosy warmth given off by the ceramic sculptures to the exhibition space in the chapel.

There is no need to register, just make sure you are present in the chapel on time. Hope to see you then!

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ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'
Dec
2

ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'

ARTIST TOURS: David Camargo & Amauta García take you through the exhibition One cubic meter of gas!

Don't miss it! On Saturday 25 November, 2 December and 9 December (the last day of the exhibition), artists Amauta and David will be present at Hotel Maria Chapel to give visitors a special tour of the exhibition. These tours start at 16:00 and last about 15 minutes. Afterwards, there will be opportunity to have a chat with a cup of tea and cosy warmth given off by the ceramic sculptures to the exhibition space in the chapel.

There is no need to register, just make sure you are present in the chapel on time. Hope to see you then!

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ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'
Nov
25

ARTIST TOUR: 'One cubic meter of gas'

ARTIST TOURS: David Camargo & Amauta García take you through the exhibition One cubic meter of gas!

Don't miss it! On Saturday 25 November, 2 December and 9 December (the last day of the exhibition), artists Amauta and David will be present at Hotel Maria Chapel to give visitors a special tour of the exhibition. These tours start at 16:00 and last about 15 minutes. Afterwards, there will be opportunity to have a chat with a cup of tea and cosy warmth given off by the ceramic sculptures to the exhibition space in the chapel.

There is no need to register, just make sure you are present in the chapel on time. Hope to see you then!

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HMK Film club presents: 'Journey to the Center of the World' with David Camargo & Amauta García
Nov
17

HMK Film club presents: 'Journey to the Center of the World' with David Camargo & Amauta García

Admittance incl. drink: €5,-
Make a reservation by sending an email to cinemaperdu@gmail.com

As part of the exhibition One cubic meter of gas by David Camargo & Amauta García, Cinema Perdu, HMK's film club, will screen the 1959 Henry Levin-directed film Journey to the Center of the World.

19:30: Doors open
20:00: Start movie
21:15: Guided tout through the exhibition by the artists
21:45: Resuming movie
22:45: End

* Are you interested in seeing exceptional art house films and true cult classics? Then sign up for HMK's film club, Cinema Perdu. This film club, led by Wout Visser and Louis Swagerman, organises a continuous program in the cinema space in the basement of the chapel. Stay up-to-date with the program, subscribe for the newsletter.

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Exhibition: 'One cubic meter of gas'
Nov
10
to Dec 9

Exhibition: 'One cubic meter of gas'

Visit the exhibition One cubic meter of gas by Amauta García and David Camargo!

How long does it take to create one cubic meter of gas? For their project at Hotel Maria Kapel artists David Camargo and Amauta García reflect on the exhaustive exploitation of natural resources with an experiment where they connect a ceramic heater sculpture to a biodigester which generates heat from compost, thus warming up the cold chapel during the last months of the year.

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Opening: 'One cubic meter of gas'
Nov
10

Opening: 'One cubic meter of gas'

Join us for the opening of One cubic meter of gas by Amauta García and David Camargo!

How long does it take to create one cubic meter of gas? For their project at Hotel Maria Kapel artists David Camargo and Amauta García reflect on the exhaustive exploitation of natural resources with an experiment where they connect a ceramic heater sculpture to a biodigester which generates heat from compost, thus warming up the cold chapel during the last months of the year.

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HMK Plant Band in Ableton Live
Oct
25

HMK Plant Band in Ableton Live

HMK Plant Band in Ableton Live
25 October, 15:00
led by Remco Visker of Popschool Remco Visker

On 25 October, HMK organised Plant Band in Ableton Live, led by Remco Visker. Together with a group of enthusiastic teenagers, sensors on plant leaves were used to investigate how biological processes in plants, such as sap flows, can be translated into synthesiser sounds. These sounds were then brought together and supplemented with sounds from different (digital) instruments during an improv jam session. We were amazed by the organ(ic) sounds and enjoyed providing the chapel with thunderous sounds from Plant Band.

Plant Band in Ableton Live is a collaboration between HMK and Pop School Remco Visker, who developed and supervised the workshop. It came about as part of the project The Plantiarchy by Bernice Nauta and Gijsje Heemskerk, which was on view at HMK earlier this year.

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Regenboogweek Lo-fi Mixer
Oct
14

Regenboogweek Lo-fi Mixer

As part of the Regenboogweek Westfriesland 2023, you are invited to come to drop by at HMK on Saturday 14 October, from 13:00 to 17:00, for a relaxed and low-stimulus afternoon where you can meet new friends while enjoying free drinks and regenboog snacks. During this Lo-fi Mixer, you can also visit the exhibition Your Gold is not Our Glory. Be welcome!

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On view: a special loan by the Westfries Museum
Sep
14
to Oct 21

On view: a special loan by the Westfries Museum

For the project Your Gold is not Our Glory by Mira Asriningtyas and Dito Yuwono, the Westfries Museum has loaned a 19th-century boat model made of cloves to Hotel Maria Kapel. This particular piece was made in the Moluccas (now part of Indonesia) in the 19th century and is on display leading up to-as well as during-the exhibition of the same name until 21 October.

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Raffia Li, ‘Remixing time through bodily poetics’
Sep
1

Raffia Li, ‘Remixing time through bodily poetics’

During their residency at HMK, artist Raffia Li develops a collaborative performance which rearranges the relationship between body, time and accessibility. Remixing time through bodily poetics culminates from an on-going dialogue with invited guest artists, collaborators, organization and visitors about the systematic and political struggles around access making, but also the creativity and poetics that can derive from it.

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‘Bubbling Under, 40/20 yeart Art in the Chapel’
Jul
14
to Jul 22

‘Bubbling Under, 40/20 yeart Art in the Chapel’

Visit the exhibition Bubbling Under; 40/20 years Art in the Chapel, with Jawek Kwakman, Piet Jan Blauw and Rik Dijkhuizen a.o.

Opening: 14 July, 17:00-22:00
On view: 14-22 July 2023

This summer is Hotel Maria Kapel's birthday and we are going to celebrate! We will immerse ourselves in the chapel's past and take a look back at the many art projects that have taken place here. What can we learn from the past, what moved us at the time and what insights do we take with us? For this exhibition, we will dive into the archive and bring the rich history of the chapel to the surface.

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OPENING: ‘Bubbling Under, 40/20 yeart Art in the Chapel’
Jul
14

OPENING: ‘Bubbling Under, 40/20 yeart Art in the Chapel’

Join us for the opening of Bubbling Under; 40/20 years Art in the Chapel, with Jawek Kwakman, Piet Jan Blauw and Rik Dijkhuizen a.o.

Opening: 14 July, 17:00-22:00
On view: 14-22 July 2023

This summer is Hotel Maria Kapel's birthday and we are going to celebrate! We will immerse ourselves in the chapel's past and take a look back at the many art projects that have taken place here. What can we learn from the past, what moved us at the time and what insights do we take with us? For this exhibition, we will dive into the archive and bring the rich history of the chapel to the surface.

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