The exhibition De Mens is currently on display in the former adhesive tape factory in IJmuiden. You see people in all their strange forms: cruising men through the dunes chased by police on horseback, monks on exercise bikes and collages with shredded naked women from the 1970s. Other tips for the weekend: the band De Kift celebrates their 35th anniversary in the Zaantheater and the comeback of singer-songwriter Yori Swart.
The Human in the Visserhallen – NH News
Tip 1: Photo exhibition De Mens in IJmuiden
On the outside, the building looks a bit worn, but inside it is a ‘palace of photography’, says Pieter van Geest, director of the Visserhallen in IJmuiden. The exhibition is currently on Human to see.
One of the exhibitors is the Haarlem artist Jacqueline Bieze. She makes collages with photos of others. Jacqueline makes small works of art with found photos, rejected photos or pictures from sex magazines from the 1960s. Her fascination with photos stems from her childhood. “I had a mother with mental health problems who used to tear up all the pictures in our house,” says Jacqueline. “I was jealous of friends who had entire photo albums. When I grew up, I caught up and started collecting photos.”
Today, Jacqueline mainly wants to convey a feminist message with her art and it is a claim against the ‘new prudishness’. “Why shouldn’t you see a woman’s nipple anymore?!”
Another exhibitor in Peter de Krom. His photo series The Meerkats stands out immediately upon entering. We see cruising men naked on the tops of the dunes. Interspersed with photos of police on horseback chasing the men. De Krom: “At a certain point, those men were no longer allowed to cruise there because they were in the way of families. They were even fined.”
In another photo we see an elderly lady who lifts her shirt and shows her breasts to the police. “Corrie didn’t agree and showed her breasts in protest. I got there just in time”.
The photo exhibition The Man in the Visserhallen in IJmuiden can be seen until May 14.
Every week, NH’s Culture Club editors come up with three nightlife tips for the coming week: performances, exhibitions or other cultural events in the province that you should not miss.
Tip 2: De Kift is celebrating in Zaantheater Zaandam
The Zaanse fanfare punk pop band De Kift has been touring the country since 1988 with their poetic and theatrical performances. The titled performance Feast of the dog vomit tells the story of protagonist F, named after the band’s pivot, singer and guitarist Ferry.
During the performance, the audience is taken along in F.’s dream and his walk along the sea of oblivion. As a beachcomber of his own life, he collects the fragments of it. We see things he has seen, the people he has met and hear the stories he has been told.
F. is accompanied on his journey by the craw, the devil. From the starting point of their latest album Hoogriet, they travel together through the landscape of De Kift.
De Kift with the performance Feast of the dog vot will be in the Zaantheater on Saturday 15 April
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Tip 3: Alkmaar singer-songwriter Yori is back in town
Yori Swart caused a furore in the alternative pop circuit ten years ago after she won the Grand Prix of the Netherlands in 2011 and was regularly seen in De Wereld Draait Door. A few years and a name change later, she is still making good progress. Yori now just has Yori and is releasing her new album in addition to her tour.
The record is all about change and an urge for freedom. The lyrics are about (more) daring, pick up after a broken heart and get up after you fall. Where Yori first opted for sweet and acoustic, she now goes for harder and electronic indie pop with influences from the 80s and catchy hooks.
Yori will be in on Friday 14 April Paradise in Amsterdam and on Saturday, April 15 The Princess in Hilversum.
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