Upcoming projects by Christine Moldrickx | Benjamin Francis | Laura Hogeweg | 8 May – 13 June 2021

Christine Moldrickx – Herzschritt (Pace) Macher (Maker)
Am I an Object, part I

8 May – 13 June 2021
Thursday – Sunday, 14-18 hrs

Something oily, the smell of sweat, thighs stick together. The seams of earth between the heated asphalt slabs. Each screen seems to capture a moment of afterglow; a slow cooling [removed];

Infrared sounds warm, reminiscent of an incubator lamp. Although in this case the warmest spots on the images are those that tend to lose all color. Like the snow on the roof of a heated but badly isolated house. The camera has to constantly adjust itself, to measure the surfaces again and again. Everything, also that which seems lifeless, is constantly pulsating and pumping.

The image has to push itself through a fine-meshed net. Particles separate themselves and find each other again on the other side, on another surface.
(S. says that the bodies on the images look like power plants, inside of which warmth is produced that radiates to the outside.) 

Transformation is supposed to occur inside the object. Where is the inside? Does one encounter it in the matter, while it is worked, moved, pushed against its grain – while something is done to it? The order of things. A possible sequence: word, thing, materiality… appearance. 

Christine Moldrickx’ exhibition at P/////AKT marks the beginning of a new series of solo endeavours. Am I an Object will run until March 2022, is further featuring projects by Nicola Arthen, June Crespo, Tako Taal (in collaboration with David Dale gallery, Glasgow) and Suchan Kinoshita. It will be responded to in writings and events by students from the Sandberg Institute Critical Studies Department. Alec Mateo and Benjamin Schoonenberg are taking care of the first session.

Benjamin Francis – The removal of the eye

8 May – 13 June 2021
Thursday – Sunday, 14-18 hrs

Keep Me clean
Use Me well
What I see
I’ll never tell

We can see something peeking through right, or have we become numb to its growth?

Cleansing and rinsing ourselves from the unwanted dirt. Just like bringing our cars to a carwash, we routinely bring our bodies to a place for cleaning, in which we collectively park them on a daily basis, in order to detach ourselves from the dust that lingers. That what smells and is normally present on the surface, is now being masked by the soapy antigenic surfactants that remove its ability to grow further. Yet most of its material is still there, just like the veins running underneath our skin will sometimes surface. Instead of cleansing I would call it neutralizing. Neutralizing implies, in the CIA’s professional terminology, the elimination of a leader, but could also refer to removing a possible threat.

The removal of the eye is the first of three presentations by Benjamin Francis, who graduated from ArtEZ BEAR Fine Art Arnhem in 2020.

Laura Hogeweg – SPACE OF P/////AKT
P/////AKT divided into pieces

8 May – 13 June 2021
Thursday – Sunday, 14-18 hrs

Our P/////AKTPOOL alumna Laura Hogeweg will be presenting her new edition SPACE OF P/////AKT. The edition exists in six copies, one of which will be available for visitors of the Salon who would like to challenge themselves by putting back together the pieces of P/////AKT.

Postcards from the edge is a series of online artist contributions around current and upcoming projects at P/////AKT. By the means of these small ‘notes’ we want to share some insights on the artistic thinking process leading up to exhibitions and presentations at the [removed];

Check out the new contributions by Christine Moldrickx and Benjamin Francis here.

Are you looking for a short term accommodation in Amsterdam? Then look no further! P/////AKT’s apartment is available from 18 May until 31 July 2021.

The apartment is located above P//////AKT exhibition space in Zeeburgerpad 53 – 1019 AB Amsterdam and it consists of an open space (of 42 m²) with:
– sleeping area (double bed and closet)
– living area (double sofa/bed, table and chairs)
– a small built in kitchen (cooking plate, fridge, washing machine, dry machine)
– a separate bathroom with a toilet and shower
and of course there’s wifi
Regular rate: € 50,00 (excl. VAT) per night for 1 person. Extra person € 10,00 (excl. VAT) per night. One-time cleaning costs: € 25,00 (excl. VAT). Minimum stay: 3 nights.

We apply special rates for stays of 15/30/60 nights.
Interested? Please send an email to More information here.

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

Mondriaan Fund, Amsterdam Fund for the Arts and Ammodo