22nd May
19:30 Doors
20:15 Show time
Patch Studios, Jupiterkade 8, 2516 BS Den Haag
Entry on donation
Somewhere in 7th-century Japan, a multi-stringed instrument shaped like a sleeping dragon whispered ancient tales, embodying in its sound the Japanese aesthetic of Ma—the sublime beauty found in the silences between the notes. About the same century—but BC, in ancient Greece, a single-string instrument stretched like a golden thread between earth and the cosmos, murmuring divine mathematics to curious ears, revealing the harmony of the spheres through precise ratios.
Centuries later, in a diligent cross-border development process between Jerusalem, Barcelona, and The Hague, OTOK was born. Created by the multidisciplinary collective Wackelkontakt, it got its name from the reversed letters of the traditional Japanese instrument that was its inspiration. This new instrument undresses the old one to its core, distilling it to its most basic element—the single string—and transforming it into an even more ancient instrument: the monochord. A scientific tool developed in ancient Greece by the Pythagorean community, the monochord laid the groundwork for musical theory as we know it—the mathematics of dividing a string into pitch relations.
In this concert Wackelkontakt will perform OTOK’s debut composition, drawing inspiration from the unusual interplay between the natural imagery of Japanese art, Pythagorean musical ratios, and the way both serve as metaphors for the ongoing dissolution of existence, where stability is always an illusion.
Patch Studios hosts a workshop aimed at artists working in the Binckhorst: In-Flux is the first workshop in a research project led by Alberto Cappellina (@atelier.albi ) that proposes collaboration between artists in the Binckhorst in the design and production of a floating platform for the arts.
RSVP link in bio 🔗
“Over the past twenty years, the Binckhorst neighbourhood of The Hague has welcomed artists into its evolving landscape, with its identity shaped by their presence. Today, however, the same forces of transformation threaten the continued existence of the artists’ studios, as they are increasingly replaced by residential towers. In-Flux explores what the shared values and practices of the Binckhorst artists are, proposing the creation of a floating platform to spark new connections and strengthen their network. This platform serves both as a symbol of the threat of displacement of arts spaces from land and as a collective commons: a multifunctional stage to discuss how to connect with the city and to advocate for the cultural value artists contribute to.“
Following an introduction and presentation of the project background this first session will ask participants to propose their ideas for a floating exhibition platform and to work together on designs and models.
This input will inform the first phase of design and build to produce a first working version of an exhibition platform designed for the waterways of the Binckhorst.
The session will end with drinks and food and a chance to meet each other.
Bring a pencil!
#binckhorst #denhaag #kunst
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Emancipation through the art of filmmaking 🦩 Here is what a bunch of queers from the Royal Academy of Art The Hague have been up to...
Saturday, 18 April
At PATCH Studios – Jupiterkade 8 B – The Hague
Doors open: 17:00
Film screenings: 18:00 & 19:30
Including extra – extra presence of our alter egos... Come!
(Brought to you by the Queer Movement Thematic Lab course)
After half year of clinking and wisping it's done
I am here to share my appreciation to all that made this one possible
Big thanks to the Tetem team that hosted, commissioned and supported the work presentation and development.
Artistic and technical collaboration: Maarten Keus
Software development: Lawrence McGuire
Production and assistance: Inga Hirsch
The work was conceived and realised with the support of iii in an advisory role
Special thanks
Lara a dima, Yoel Peled, Matteo Marangoni, Ariel brown, Hadas Kedar, Jojo Knowles, Karel van Laere, Studio Patch.
First two pics by Tessa wiegerinck
FRIDAY APRIL 3, 19:00 @ PATCH STUDIOS, DEN HAAG
We are exited to present:
Kanal Nula @stefanalexandrejcvitanic (nyc)
touriszt @touriszt (berlin)
Casimir Geelhoed @casimirgeelhoed
Liza Kuzyakova @l.saof
APRIL 3, 19:00-22:00
JUPITERKADE 8A, 2516BS DEN HAAG
*be quiet when entering and ouside
limited capacity
poster by @stefanalexandrejcvitanic
Coming Thursday as part of the Hacking Worlds we are visiting Patch Studios, an artist-run space and studio complex in Binckhorst area. Started by ArtScience students during Corona, the studios came out of the necessity for shared and open workspace that can host large installations, live action and different kinds of stagings. It is currently run by eleven artists and this Thursday we’ll get to hear about the their space, how they organize and run it, and how their collective work connects to their individual artist practices.
26 March
16:30 - 19:00h
Patch Studios, Jupiterkade 8-A 2516 BS
Patch Studios is an artist-run initiative: the artists’ living room, operating as a workspace, meeting point, and platform for presentations and events. Running since 2021 in the Binckhorst area of The Hague, Patch Studios has developed into a dynamic environment organized around individual workspaces and shared production areas, including workshops, a project space, performance space, and sound studio. Members of the studios are: Amos Peled (@as12fg45 ), Ayşe Emre (@studioayseemre ), Bjarte Wildeman (@bjarte.wildeman ), Dima Ibrahim Gasson (@dima_ibr ), Inga Hirsch (@ingahirschh ), Jacob Wallett (@hurrayforcaptainspaulding ), Leon Lapa Pereira (@arisiology ), Maarten Keus (@maartenkeus ), Mijs Goosen, Milu Chen (@milumulimilumuli ) and Tingyi Jiang (@tingyi_jiang ).
More info: https://patchstudios.nl/
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Hacking Worlds is an open lecture series and professionalization course inviting artists, scientists and thinkers to exchange and share insights on ArtScience and cross-disciplinary practice(s). Curated by Katarina Petrović and Eric Kluitenberg, the talks are open to all KABK and KC students and ArtScience alumni. 👾
#artscience #hackingworlds
Gave a presentation today at the Rotterdamse Academie van Bouwkunst to a group of master’s students and tutors from architecture and urban planning. Over the coming semesters they will conduct a design studio focused on creative workspaces as nodes in the cultural landscape of The Hague, taking Patch Studios as a point of departure.
I talked to them about how we organise the studio, about the importance of dynamic spaces for creative work, and presented some ideas for how different spatial arrangements can stabilise connections between diverse practices.
Looking forward to welcoming the students into the studio!
@ravb010@patch.studios.nl@gemeentedenhaag
#denhaag #kunst #broedplaats #ravb #gemeentedenhaag
