Van Muze tot Meesterwerk | Equine Art Exhibition

Van Muze tot Meesterwerk, June 2024, De Paardenkamp, Soest (NL)

Van Muze tot Meesterwerk
Exhibition

29 – 30 June 2024

Het Gagelgat Farm Museum, Soest

Curator and organiser

This exhibition brought together twelve international artists at Het Gagelgat Farm Museum in Soest.

Developed in collaboration with Stichting De Paardenkamp, Van Muze tot Meesterwerk formed the third edition within an ongoing curatorial collaboration, building further on the relationship between artist, horse and place.

I curated and organised the exhibition, overseeing the selection of artists, the development of the work, and the presentation within the site.

Curatorial role

My role focused on deepening the working method established in previous editions, while refining the exhibition as a coherent whole.

This included:

Selecting artists working across different disciplines within contemporary equine art
Guiding the development of work following the Inspiration Day at De Paardenkamp
Structuring the exhibition within the spaces of Het Gagelgat
Ensuring consistency across a diverse range of materials and approaches

Curatorial perspective

Working from direct observation remains central to this series. The process begins before the exhibition, during time spent at De Paardenkamp, where artists engage with the horses and their environment.

The focus of Van Muze tot Meesterwerk was to move from initial inspiration towards a more resolved body of work.

This meant working with how artists translate observation into form, material and concept, while maintaining a clear connection to the source.

It also meant bringing together different disciplines in a way that allows the exhibition to read as a whole, rather than as separate contributions.

Outcome

The exhibition was presented within the historic setting of Het Gagelgat, combining a range of media including painting, photography, video and three-dimensional work.

It brought together an international group of artists and further developed the ongoing curatorial trajectory, in which each edition builds on the process of observation, interpretation and presentation.