De Besturing

Live Music at Ctrl+Space — 16.05.2026 Join us in an evening of experimental sound, improvisation, and sonic exploration at Ctrl+Space (at De Besturing). Expect everything from microtonal compositions and prepared instruments to raw, genre-crossing performances. Acts: KROES — the project of Dutch maker Lau Breukhoven, blending live performance with music technology. Moving between the mundane and the overlooked, KROES combines technical experimentation with a poetic, immersive sensibility. TSEV + STRZAŁ W KOLANO — a meeting of two distinct approaches to microtonality. With prepared guitar and custom synth tuning systems, they explore the space beyond equal temperament, creating tense, shifting sonic landscapes. DOSKOCZ // JANSSEN — guitarist Paweł Doskocz and drummer Sebastiaan Janssen bring together prepared guitar, improvisation, and driving rhythmic structures. Their collaboration moves fluidly between noise, punk, and free improvisation. 📍 Ctrl+Space (at De Besturing): Saturnusstraat 89, Den Haag (entry from the waterside) 🗓 16 May 2026 🚪 Doors: 20:30 🎟 €10 (All proceedings go to the musicians) Poster design by @loenmoen & @morrisbouwman Riso Printed by @stencilwerck See you there!

What you can’t see, you’ll hear. At @debesturing , many studios were open, while others remained closed. A sound walk by Eva Huisman and Aldo Kroese focused on the unseen spaces, sharing what couldn’t be seen, from the smell of fresh print to the rhythm of machines. Through sound, the work, processes, and atmosphere behind closed doors became accessible in a different way, offering another layer to the building and its artists. Photos by @goedfolk

Last weekend we opened our studios during @bermuda.open Thanks to everyone who visited us, talked to us and shared their thoughts with us 💕 See you next year?

We are open🪩 Some snippets of the build up and our dotdotdisplay! Pass by if you haven’t yet:) Sat-Sun 11:00-18:00 @debesturing Ctrl+Space, De Besturing Saturnustraat 89, The Hague Organised by @kabk_ia_fd 4th year students

Fragments of Vanity by Stephan Sjouke @bermuda.open starting tomorrow! Rooted in the idea that personal truths are often mistaken for universal ones, this work reflects on perception, illusion, and the quiet vanity we all carry. Embracing imperfection and imbalance, the practice explores form through ceramic and stone sculptures. De Besturing First floor, studio 106 (Entrance via the stairwell at nr. 91) @fragmentsofvanity

Harold de Bree his work has a raw, brutal, and blunt quality. This aesthetic appeals to him, and he uses it deliberately. The ideas he portrays stem from the reality of the present day, events around the world, combined with his own memories and background. Sometimes he experiments with different techniques, such as marquetry, or creates assemblages. Grey, grimness, weaponry, explosions, towers, concrete structures. The form of his work has its own distinctive stylistic features. It stands out through a simple yet realistic reconstruction of visible reality, almost like a genre piece, as if it were a 17th century painting. These are modern icons that awaken a mixture of feelings, memories, and longing within us, much like scents sometimes can. Performative acts, either carried out or directed, are also part of this. Harold also incorporates sound and soundscapes as elements of his work. You can find @harolddebree his work on the first floor during @bermuda.open this weekend

DOT DOT DOT at CTRL+SPACE during Bermuda Open Studios (@bermuda.open ) ⚫️⚫️⚫️ The 4th years of KABK Interior Architecture and Furniture Design warmly invite you to a two-day exhibition and fundraising sale at de Besturing during the Bermuda Open Studios this weekend! We prepared drinks, food, music, workshops & objects made by the students…Come see!! 18–19th April 11:00–18:00 📍Ctrl+Space, De Besturing (@debesturing ) Saturnusstraat 89, The Hague We would love to see you there! Organised by graduate students from Interior Architecture & Furniture Design at KABK/Royal Academy of Art, The Hague NL Saulé Andrejevaité, Anne-Maren Birkelid, Ran Chen, Yicheng Geng, Milo Hatfield, Emily Vassallo Medici, Frederikke Hemmingsen, Artiom lacob, Vlada Kavalchuk, Oliver Tippl, Alexandria Liiv, Ponke Mühlig, Aylin Sanci, Iji Shin, Anna Siméone, Kristian Tiholov, Mateusz Sejfryd, Darya Eroğlu, Anna Ratibor-Corvey @kabk_ia_fd @royalacademyofart.thehague @debesturing @bermuda.open

Part of @bermuda.open in our building is artist @ritsertmans Ritsert explores the tension between technology and nature through form and movement. Driven by a personal conflict between a love for engines and a respect for the natural world, he creates installations in which blueprints of technology come to life. This work will be on view during our open weekend! @debesturing is open from 11-18 Saturnusstraat 91 at the Binckhorst

During Bermuda Open, on April 18 and 19, Eva Huisman and Aldo Kroese will take you on an audio walk through De Besturing studio complex. A number of studios are open; there is plenty to see there. Some studios are closed. But don’t worry, what you can’t see, you can hear. De Besturing is a place of craftsmanship and experiment; work is done using traditional tools and new techniques. The people who work here will share what fascinates them and where their inspiration comes from. It will cover the scent of fresh print, the taste palette of an artist, and the hypnotic rhythm of machines. The walk features audio contributions from various artists. Turn off your eyes and turn on your ears! Practical information The audio walk is in Dutch, lasts approximately 30 minutes and has a capacity of 15 people per session. We start at the following times: Saturday, April 18 11.00-11.30 uur 13.00-13.30 uur 15.00-15.30 uur 17.00-17.30 uur Sunday, April 19 12.00-12.30 uur 13.00-13.30 uur 15.00-15.30 uur 17.00-17.30 uur Ateliercomplex De Besturing Saturnusstraat 91 Starting point: De Loods on the ground floor With thanks to the following artists for their time and audio: Sara Vrugt, Jemima de Jonge, Michel van Soest, Dennis Slootweg, Tiddo de Ruiter, Zeno van den Broek, Joost Nieuwenburg, Jan Willem Hagenbeek, Gökay Atabek, Bertus Gerssen, Luka Smisek, Johan van der Wiel

De Besturing is so back for @bermuda.open 2026. Come to Saturnusstraat 89-91 and see inside the studios of: Catinka Kersten Taiyi Yu Bertus Gerssen Tom de Groot Aldo Kroese Dennis Slootweg Krista van der Wilk Marlot Meyer Morris Bouwman Ritsert Mans Nynke Koster Anna Lotte Peperkamp Michel van Soest Katerina Sidorova Stephan Sjouke Harold de Bree minor moons Jesus Canuto Iglesias . Looking forward to welcoming you!

Yes it’s municipal elections today and yes we are a voting location! Come vote with us at Saturnusstraat 89-91!

Tomorrow at 20:00 @debesturing we continue our water-focused program with 3 great short/mid-length films. Enjoy the sun for now, but take the dip with us tomorrow. 🌊 montage by @victorvandoorn