Group exhibition at Corridor Project Space_Amsterdam_July/August 2020
with Suzanne Bernhardt, Aude Mgba, Alonso Vasquez and Ribal El Khatib.
by Suzanne Bernhardt_(Camera work Olivier Delebecque)
The Harbour of Action and Research at Sea is an initiative by Idées Clandestines in which Olivier Delebecque, Suzanne Bernhardt, Alonso Vazquez and Aude Christel Mgba unfold the topic of contemporary oceanic migration in relation to the sailing history of the Netherlands.
Harbour of Action and Research at Sea departs from a forgotten and illegal Dutch narrative of sailing migration: The Engelandvaarders. This was the name given to the Dutch who tried to reach England and freedom during World War II. In September 1941, two brothers, Han and Willem Peteri, escaped from the occupied Netherlands in a self-built folding sailing-canoe, leaving from Katwijk aan Zee to reach England 5 days later. In 2020, I wonder how could we built, in an autonomous way, a similar transportable boat to provide fast and safe sailing crossing?
Link:
https://www.parool.nl/kunst-media/de-vrijheidsdrang-van-de-vluchteling
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