The Oude Kerk presents 'Navid Nuur: When Doubt Turns into Destiny,' a major exhibition that transforms its historic architecture. This unique presentation by artist Navid Nuur engages multiple senses, visualizing immaterial phenomena like energy flow and time perception. Through natural transformation processes and urban materials, Nuur encourages a deeper, sharper perspective on the world. Visitors can explore new and existing works, including the ambitious century-long city vase project.
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This exhibition at the Oude Kerk features a large-scale, context-specific installation by artist Navid Nuur, exploring themes of time, light, and perception through sensory experiences. A unique component involves the creation and auctioning of 100 city vases, with the project concluding in 2125.
The Oude Kerk presents 'Navid Nuur: When Doubt Turns into Destiny,' a large-scale exhibition that transforms the historic space into an immersive experience engaging multiple senses. Artist Navid Nuur, described as a 'playful alchemist,' utilizes natural transformation processes influenced by light, darkness, and cold to visualize immaterial phenomena such as energy flow and time perception. The exhibition features both new and existing works that encourage a sharper perspective on the world, with elements like sunlight revealing streaks in the heavens, instruments exhaling air, and fields of pebbles crunching. A central and unique aspect of the exhibition is the creation of 100 'city vases.' Nuur works in a specially designed studio within the Oude Kerk, mixing clay with materials collected from Amsterdam and pressing these vases against the city's façades, kerbs, bridges, and street furniture to capture literal impressions of the urban environment. These vases are stored in the Iron Chapel, Amsterdam's historic city vault, with one vase auctioned annually. The entire project, 'When Doubt Turns into Destiny,' is intended to be completed in 2125, one hundred years from its inception, marking a profound engagement with the concept of time and legacy. Navid Nuur (b. 1976, Tehran) lives and works in The Hague and is known for his investigative and wonder-filled approach to art and alchemy. His work has been exhibited internationally at venues like the Centre Pompidou, Kunstmuseum Den Haag, and the Bonnefanten Museum, and is held in major collections such as the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam. The exhibition is supported by Ammodo, Fonds 21, Stroom Den Haag, and the Mondriaan Fund.
Tickets for the exhibition can be booked online. Visitors are encouraged to secure their tickets in advance via the provided booking link.
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