Verbinding
Equine stories from past to present
Exhibition
10 – 11 May 2025
Het Gagelgat Farm Museum, Soest
Curator and organiser
This exhibition brought together thirteen international artists at the historic Het Gagelgat Farm Museum in Soest.
Developed in collaboration with Stichting De Paardenkamp, Verbinding formed the fourth edition within an ongoing curatorial collaboration, continuing the development of 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 across the site.
Curatorial role
My role focused on shaping the exhibition as a coherent and site-responsive body of work.
This included:
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Selecting artists whose work could engage with both the horses and the historical context of the site
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Guiding the development of work in relation to the individual presence and histories of the horses
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Structuring the exhibition within the spaces of Het Gagelgat
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Connecting the artistic content with the environment and narrative of the location
Curatorial perspective
Working within a site such as Het Gagelgat requires more than placing artworks within an existing setting. It asks for a clear understanding of how the work relates to place, history and subject.
The focus of Verbinding was to explore the relationship between past and present, using the horses of De Paardenkamp as the connecting element. This meant working with how each artist interprets the horse, how these perspectives relate to one another, and how they connect to the historical context of the farm.
It also meant structuring the exhibition in a way that allows visitors to move through the space while experiencing a continuous narrative.
Outcome
The exhibition was presented within the historic setting of Het Gagelgat, combining contemporary artworks with the environment and history of De Paardenkamp.
It brought together an international group of artists and further developed the ongoing curatorial trajectory, in which each edition builds on the relationship between observation, interpretation and context.