Countercurrents

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“Countercurrents” is a group exhibition by students of the two-year master programme Photography & Society of the Royal Academy of Art The Hague in collaboration with Creative Court, a non-profit organization that develops art projects reflecting on peace and global justice.

On view at a former bunker the three day event (24-26th June 2022) “Countercurrents” features a range of photographic and video installations, sculptures and performances by twelve international image-makers from seven countries. On different levels, it highlights the relationship we have with the past, and explores the intersections of the photographic medium. Their work challenges what photography can still do in current times and enlist themes of current reality, collective and individual memories, fictional narrative and metaphor.

As part of the programme, organized tours will guide visitors through the collective works in and around the bunker, which is the location of the offline exhibition. In this former part of the Atlantikwall, a series of talks and performances will be hosted and presented on our online exhibition (www.countercurrents.co) the next day.

The exhibition will be held on the territory of Bunker V192, which was built as part of a line of defense by the Nazis during WW2 in 1943. This ‘machine bunker’ has a unique design, and the only one of its kind to be found in The Netherlands. Since 2002, the bunker has been used as an exhibition space. Bunker V192 is located on the site of Teahouse Waterfront. Teahouse Waterfront can be accessed via the park and pontoon ferries. Further information can be found on  www.dewaterkant.nl

Artists whose works are featured in “Countercurrents”:     
Sumi Anjuman (BD)
Arianna Cavalensi (IT)
Beatrice Cera (IT)
Daniel Chatard (GER)
Pascal Giese (GER)
He Bo He (CH)
Charmaine de Heij (NL)
Lea Novi (GER)
Diego Reindel (GER)
Jonathan Tang (NL)
Ben Yau (UK)
Alexey Yurenev (RU)

Entrance: free