Kunsthuis SYB

Kunsthuis SYB warmly invites you to part 54 or: reel real pul, and this part is no longer ly handy here, a presentation concluding the residency of artists Reinout Scholten van Aschat, bas van den hurk and Jochem Laarhoven, on Friday May, 3, 2024 at 18.00.

At SYB, the artists worked in the spirit of the multidisciplinary nature of Dada, reimagining the onion beyond its literal meaning. They drew inspiration from Kurt Schwitters’ poem “The Onion” (1919) and the article “Dadaismus in Holland” (1923) in Merz magazine.

During the presentation evening on Friday, May 3 at SYB, Scholten van Aschat, van den Hurk, and Laarhoven share their research with the audience. Director Arnisa Zeqo engages in conversation with the artists about their experimental tours in Beetsterzwaag and its surroundings.

We look forward to welcoming you to SYB on Friday, May 3 at 18.00.

Program
18:00 Walk-in
18:15 Presentation audio collage and Q&A
19:15 Closing drinks with onion champagne and homemade vegan onion cheese
20:00 End

About their residency
At Kunsthuis SYB, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, bas van den hurk and Jochem Laarhoven worked on their research part 54 or: reel real pul, and this part is no longer ly handy here.

Their research at SYB departed from several historical elements of Dada heritage in Friesland. The avant-garde movement Dada began during World War I, characterized by performances and disruptions embracing nonsense, irrationality and anti-capitalism. In 1923, Kurt Schwitters, Theo and Nelly van Doesburg and the Rinsema brothers, among others, organized a series of Dada-tours, consisting of Dadaïst performances, in Drachten, located a few minutes away from Beetsterzwaag. These were among the last official Dada performances.

Within their collaboration, Reinout, bas and Jochem have developed a shared fascination with the onion. They perceived the onion as a non-human protagonist of their adventures in Beetsterzwaag and its surroundings. What stories can be told about the onion that transcend its literal meaning? Are there any political dimensions to it?

The residency at SYB took the form of a literal and figurative field trip in which different people and disciplines come together. Using the materials gathered in this context, the artists transformed them into collages of music, texts, paintings, cheeses and champagne.