This is the Dutch contribution to the Triennale di Milano

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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Science commissioned Guus Beumer, director of Het Nieuwe Instituut, to provide the Dutch contribution to the XXII Triennale di Milano. In addition to the Netherlands, 21 other countries are taking part. The Triennial can be visited from 1 March to 1 September 2019.

Few places in the world are as light as in the Netherlands. Day and night. Energy, technology and data flows have become the essential fuels for a 24-hour production landscape. The traditional distinction between light and darkness no longer matters in terms of productivity. In a totally controlled, hyper-connected world, the boundaries between nature, technology and culture are blurring.

Light and dark

The Dutch contribution to the XXII Triennale di Milano aims to show the effects of the complex relationship between light and dark, between seeing and not seeing, on humans, the earth and other organisms. In addition, I See That I See What You Don't See speculates on the role of design as a destructive and possibly restorative force.

The exhibition and the public program are curated by Angela Rui (independent curator and researcher) in collaboration with Marina Otero Verzier (director of Research Het Nieuwe Instituut) and Francien van Westrenen (head of the Het Nieuwe Instituut Agency).

Participants

Academy for Urban Astronauts, Ramon Amaro, Danilo Correale, Design Academy Eindhoven, the Research and Heritage departments of Het Nieuwe Instituut, Lucy McRae, Melvin Moti, Bregtje van der Haak, Pascal van Hulst & Oscar Peña, Richard Vijgen and Leanne Wijnsma.