The Hidden Source at Pulchri Studio
With an exhibition on the theme 'The Hidden Source', photographer collective Nomads of Sehnsucht finds a sublime temporary home in the beautiful Tuingalerie of Pulchri Studio on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague.
The Nomads of Sehnsucht take up the challenge to express the deeper meaning of 'The Hidden Source' as a theme. An ambiguous, elusive theme, which can imply both an abstract and a personal concept. It is a universal human search for the source of inspiration, wisdom and creativity, which often seems hidden and difficult to grasp.
In the works of art we show in our exhibition, we see this search for a hidden source. The Nomads are taken on a journey through the magical realm of the imagination, discover new worlds and reach for the indefinable, in their longing for 'The Hidden Source'.
As part of the theme, I made a new triptych entitled Rêve Vert. It symbolizes a dream world, the mysterious, the fragile, the source around which we flutter. I found my inspiration in Symbolism, one of the innovative art movements that emerged during the Fin de Siècle, with a particular focus on the work of Odilon Redon. In 1900-1901, this French painter made a series of groundbreaking panels with loose flowers and branches that seem to float in a vacuum without specific space or time. Work that focuses on our magical inner world. Redon: "My paintings cannot be defined. They place us, like music, in the ambiguous realm of the indefinite."
In their work, the Nomads of Sehnsucht experiment with the boundaries of photography. Partly out of curiosity about the medium and partly out of an effort to arrive at his own visual language, suitable for depicting indefinable desires - Sehnsucht. The work is made with digital and analogue cameras, high-tech or developed and printed by hand in the darkroom. This is how an interesting, associative image was created around the theme 'The Hidden Source'.
Exhibiting Nomads of Sehnsuchtleden: Annemarie van Buuren, Baukje Venema, Jacqueline Louter-Hoos, Mariska Pool, Mark van Hattem, Nicole Hagesteijn and Olga Rook.
Opening exhibition: Saturday March 23, 2024, 3:00 PM
Period: March 23 to April 16, 2024
Address: Lange Voorhout 15, 2514 EA The Hague
Information: pulchri.nl
