Kristina Sedlerova Villanen
MAIN COURSE
Turning to Dust and Bones, part 3

Opening: Saturday 10 September, 20-24 hrs
Until 16 October, Thu – Sun, 14 – 18 hrs
 

horizon is tilting with each propulsion of oars dragging the speculative transformations and arrangements behind. transfer will happen at the deepest if zeros will not bleed too much before.

stone boats, anatomy of numbers, towel, alienation from the present moment and perhaps an attempt to grasp the totality of the matter just a minute later. inert movement of layers (after a splash) are part of the large scale transaction. the subject of orange melts into the purple one.
future currency will corrupt the codes of today, even those covered with sun cream

/ she left for a swim after all

The work of Kristina Sedlerova Villanen (Finland, 1987) can be described as emotionally loaded transitions in perishable matter. She is interested in the inconsistency of human nature, the attraction of humankind towards building unequal systems, creating concepts and the need to believe in them. Working with geological sediments, poorly made degradable materials, immaterial sources and language deposits, she alters these raw materials and the information history they are loaded with, unfolding the structures behind hierarchies and ownership history of natural resources.

With a series of sculptural gestures, MAIN COURSE is examining its own name and internal and external relationships, mingling with the space of P/////AKT.

Sedlerova Villanen is a graduate of the Academy of the Fine Arts Master’s degree program in Sculpture and the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture degree program in Scenography, both in Helsinki Finland. She has been exhibiting at Extra City Kunsthal Antwerp, Oksasenkatu 11 Helsinki, Park Tilburg, Outo Olo Helsinki, Art au Centre #3 Liège, Van Eyck Open Studios Maastricht, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Titanik Gallery Turku, MUU Kaapeli Gallery Helsinki, Eemil Art Museum Lapinlahti, Colombo Art Biennale, Colombo, FISAD 2015 Turin, Exhibition Laboratory Helsinki, Taiga-Space Saint Petersburg and Sorbus Gallery Helsinki among others. She is currently based between Helsinki and Brussels.

Mutter presents Janne Schimmel
Modders and Poachers

Opening: Saturday 10 September, 20-24 hrs
Until 16 October, Thu – Sun, 14 – 18 hrs

Until the summer of 2023, and expanding the horizon to the future beyond, P/////AKT will be closely collaborating with some of Amsterdam’s youngest and finest. A celebration of The Initiative, of its dedicated organizers and of the many many talented artists that they (re)present and care for. We will talk, think, share experiences and insights – connive why not – and see what makes The Initiative tick. For starters our former P/////AKTPOOL space is put to new use by hosting initiative-initiated [removed];After Tilde’s kick-off (1934, curated by Masha Domracheva) it’s now Mutter’s turn.
 
Mutter is a newly open contemporary art platform based in Amsterdam set up in the communal event space formerly known as filmhouse De Lange Adem, run by three of the inhabitants of the Ruychstraat 295 t/m 301. They will present the work of Antwerp based artist Janne Schimmel, who deconstructs existing hardware and technological devices to reimagine what technology is and our relationships with it.

Charlott Markus
Some Things Bleak

Opening: Saturday 10 September, 20-24 hrs
Until 16 October, Thu – Sun, 14 – 18 hrs

Some Things Bleak is a publication about seeing versus not seeing, about gender, class and climate, a work about representation and [removed];In short, a vehicle for perception and [removed];It is more of an artwork than an actual book. A hardcover that contains loose sheets, which all have been folded into separate folders. Folders that can be democratically taken out and be used as separate artworks. Three colors give the publication its identity, white, black and blue, which are combined in both paper choices and in different layers of ink, transparent and opaque alike.

Charlott Markus will be present in the P/////AKTSALON during the opening on Saturday 10 September,  inviting anyone who wants to have a talk or a private reading.
 
Texts by Charlott Markus and Sophia Seawell
Designed by Hans Gremmen 
Some Things Bleak is published by Fw:Books 
 
This project is made possible with the kind support of AFK – Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Stichting Stokroos, Tijl Fonds via Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, Stichting Jaap Hartenfonds and indirectly via Mondriaan fund.

Finally here, available from our opening next Saturday onwards: the publications by our final P/////AKTPOOLers Benjamin Francis (Artez Arnhem, 2020) and Tessa Langeveld (AKI, 2020) who participated in the program in 2021-22.
With contributions by Àngels Miralda, Laura van Grinsven and Nesli Gül Durukan and Zeger Reyers, Gabriel Lester and Mickey Yang [removed];

Francis and Langeveld were preceded by Stefan Cammeraat (HKU, 2015), Thomas Swinkels (St. Joost Breda, 2015), Lisa Sudhibhasilp (GRA, 2016), Monique IJsseldijk (AKI, 2016), Emiel Zeno (HKU, 2017), Loïs Richard (KABK, 2017), Brigitte Louter (KABK, 2018), Pia Hinz (GRA, 2018), Laura Hogeweg (MAFAD, 2019) and David Grønlykke (GRA, 2019).

P/////AKTPOOL Vol. 1 comprises the endeavours of all twelve participants of this special program, who were each invited shortly after their bachelor graduation. Each of them realised three consecutive presentations with special guests and produced a publication on the results of their project at P/////AKT.

Sarah Pichlkostner’s solo exhibition (6 – 20 August) is the second part of an
organisational exchange with David Dale Gallery in Glassgow. For all of you
who didn’t make it there, DDG’s Max Slaven’s documentation of the project
and a commissioned text work by Clarinda Tse are available on our website
here. 

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P/////AKT would like to thank:

Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and 

Stadsdeel Amsterdam Oost.