Curating Atmosphere: An Exhibition of Rosanne Speet's Textile Art at Museum Het Schip in Amsterdam

An exhibition at Museum Het Schip showcasing the multidisciplinary artist Rosanne Speet's work, featuring newly created and earlier tufted carpets. The exhibition explores themes of urban nature, the garden city movement, and the historical context of keeping houseplants.

The Museum Café of Museum Het Schip hosts 'Curating Atmosphere,' an exhibition by multidisciplinary artist Rosanne Speet, running from February 25 to March 30, 2025. Speet, known for her work with various materials and traditional techniques, draws inspiration from her surroundings. For this exhibition, she presents a selection of her earlier tufted carpets alongside newly created works. Her earlier works are inspired by planted flower beds found along urban pathways, designed to bring nature into built-up environments, reflecting the garden city movement's ideals. Speet transforms these into paradisiacal images, stripping away the urban context to focus on the essence of the flower beds. Additionally, Speet has created a series of houseplants, referencing the late nineteenth-century civilizing mission that aimed to educate the working classes on maintaining houseplants. This historical context, linked to the increasing accessibility of houseplants after 1920, prompts a reflection on how contemporary houseplant use compares to that of the past.

The exhibition is located in the Museum Café of Museum Het Schip. Further details regarding museum admission or specific ticketing for this exhibition are not provided on this page.